DATE ISSUED: Wednesday, July 31, 2019 @ 06:00 LST (10:00 UTC)
VALID UNTIL: Thursday morning (06:00 LST) August 01, 2019
…A HEAVY RAINFALL ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR ST. MAARTEN FROM 6PM TODAY UNTIL 12PM WEDNESDAY, JULY 31…
WEATHER:
This morning: Generally cloudy and breezy with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.
This afternoon through Wednesday morning: Partly cloudy to cloudy and breezy with isolated showers possible.
Forecast High: 30°C / 86°F Forecast Low: 25°C / 77°F
Sunset Today: 6:47 P.M. Sunrise Tomorrow: 5:51 A.M.
SURFACE WINDS: Today through Wednesday morning: Southeast to east with a gentle to fresh breeze of 10 to 21 miles per hour and higher gusts.
SYNOPSIS:
Abundant moisture and instability associated with a passing tropical wave will produce scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms along with gusty winds this morning. Some of these showers could be heavy at times. Due to already saturated soils from recent rainfall, flooding, rock fall and/or landslides remain a threat in vulnerable areas. Residents and motorists in these areas are advised to exercise caution in these areas and/or avoid them whenever possible.
Moderate marine conditions will prevail for the next few days, with wave heights up to 6 feet. Small craft operators and sea bathers should exercise caution.
STATE OF THE SEA: Moderate WAVES/SWELLS: 5 to 6 feet
SPECIAL FEATURE: A tropical wave located in the eastern Atlantic Ocean, several hundred miles east-southeast of the Eastern Caribbean, continues to produce a broad area of disorganized showers and thunderstorms. No significant development of this system is expected for the next couple of days while it moves westward at about 15mph. Thereafter, upper-level winds are forecast to gradually become more conducive, and a tropical depression could form over the weekend. It currently has a low (0 percent) to medium (40 percent) chance through the next 2 to 5 days of formation. The Meteorological Department of St. Maarten will continue to monitor this feature.
OUTLOOK through Friday morning: Partly cloudy to cloudy and breezy with brief showers.
FORECASTER: Connor
