DATE ISSUED: Tuesday, July 18, 2017 @ 12:00 LST (16:00 UTC)
VALID UNTIL: Wednesday midday (12:00 LST) July 19, 2017
…A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ST MAARTEN
AND SURROUNDING WATERS …
WEATHER:
This afternoon: Partly cloudy, hazy and breezy, becoming cloudy at times with isolated showers.
Tonight through Wednesday midday: Partly cloudy, hazy and breezy with brief passing showers possible.
Forecast High: 30°C / 86°F Forecast Low: 27°C / 81°F
Sunset Today: 6:51 P.M. Sunrise Tomorrow: 5:46 A.M.
SURFACE WINDS:
This afternoon through Wednesday midday: Easterly with a moderate to fresh breeze of 13 to 22 miles per hour, with higher gusts.
SYNOPSIS:
lingering moisture associated with a recent tropical wave may cause cloudy periods and isolated showers during the early part of this forecast period. Furthermore, breezy conditions are expected due to the strong Atlantic high pressure system to the north and Tropical Storm Don, which is forecast to pass well south of the island. The resultant pressure gradient will generate moderate to fresh winds across the region with some higher gusts.
Sea conditions are expected to remain moderate to rough through the next couple of days, peaking near 8 feet. Small craft operators and sea bathers should exercise caution.
STATE OF THE SEA: Moderate to rough WAVES/SWELLS: 5 to 8 feet
SPECIAL FEATURE: At 11:00am, Tropical Storm Don had maximum sustained winds of 40 miles per hour. Don was located 565 miles southeast of St. Maarten and is forecast to continue moving quickly westward at 20 mph. On its current forecast track, this tropical storm poses no threat to St. Maarten.
OUTLOOK through Thursday morning: Partly cloudy, hazy and breezy with brief passing showers.
FORECASTER: Connor
