DATE ISSUED: Monday July 09, 2018 @ 12:00 LST (16:00 UTC)
VALID UNTIL: Tuesday midday (12:00 LST) July 10, 2018
…A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ST. MAARTEN UNTIL 6AM TUESDAY...
WEATHER:
This afternoon: Generally cloudy to overcast and breezy with isolated showers.
Tonight through Tuesday midday: Cloudy and breezy with isolated showers.
Forecast High: 29°C / 84°F Forecast Low: 25°C / 77°F
Sunset Today: 6:52 P.M. Sunrise Tomorrow: 5:43 A.M.
SURFACE WINDS:
This afternoon through Tuesday midday: East to east southeast with a moderate to fresh breeze of 13 to 24 miles per hour with higher gusts.
SYNOPSIS:
A moist and unstable atmosphere will maintain cloudiness with isolated showers tonight. A drier and more stable air is expected to spread across the northeastern Caribbean from tomorrow. Consequently weather conditions will improve across the local area. However, an influx of Saharan dust will produce hazy skies.
Marine conditions will subside with decreasing winds. As a result, a small craft advisory will remain in effect until tomorrow morning. Small Craft operators and sea bathers should continue exercising caution.
STATE OF THE SEA: Moderate to Rough WAVES/SWELLS: 6 to 8 feet
SPECIAL FEATURE:
At 11am a tropical storm named Chris was located near latitude 32.2 North, longitude 74.5 West or about 215 miles south southeast of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina. Tropical Storm Chris has been nearly stationary with a maximum sustain winds of 60 miles per hour. Strengthening is expected from tonight and tropical Storm Chris is expected to become a hurricane tomorrow.
This system does not pose a threat to St. Maarten.
OUTLOOK through Wednesday midday: Partly cloudy and breezy, becoming cloudy at times with isolated showers.
FORECASTER: Gordon
