DATE ISSUED: Tuesday July 10, 2018 @ 12:00 LST (16:00 UTC)
VALID UNTIL: Wednesday midday (12:00 LST) July 11, 2018
WEATHER:
This afternoon through Wednesday midday: Partly cloudy to cloudy, hazy and breezy with brief local showers possible.
Forecast High: 31°C / 88°F Forecast Low: 27°C / 81°F
Sunset Today: 6:52 P.M. Sunrise Tomorrow: 5:44 A.M.
SURFACE WINDS:
This afternoon through Wednesday midday: East to east southeast with a gentle to fresh breeze of 10 to 19 miles per hour with higher gusts possible.
SYNOPSIS:
The robust Atlantic high pressure ridge continues to generate brisk easterly winds across the Caribbean. This in turn has brought a drier, more stable air mass containing high concentrations of Saharan dust over the local area, this overall pattern should persist throughout the workweek. As a result, fair to partly cloudy skies, breezy and hazy conditions are expected during this forecast period.
Sea conditions will continue to be moderate for the next several days, peaking up to 6 feet. Small craft operators and sea bathers should continue exercising caution.
STATE OF THE SEA: Moderate WAVES/SWELLS: up to 6 feet
SPECIAL FEATURE:
At 11am tropical storm Chris was located southeast of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina. Chris is moving toward the Northeast at 9mph with maximum sustain winds of 70 miles per hour. Chris is expected to become a hurricane today.
This system does not pose a threat to St. Maarten.
OUTLOOK through Thursday midday:Partly cloudy to cloudy, hazy and breezy with brief local showers possible.
FORECASTER: Pierre
