DATE ISSUED: Thursday, August 29, 2019 @ 12:00 LST (16:00 UTC)
VALID UNTIL: Friday midday (12:00 LST) August 30, 2019
WEATHER:
This afternoon through Friday midday: Partly cloudy and breezy with a few isolated showers.
Forecast High: 31°C / 88°F Forecast Low: 25°C / 77°F
Sunset Today: 6:29 P.M. Sunrise Tomorrow: 5:58 A.M.
SURFACE WINDS:
This afternoon through Friday midday: Southeast to east southeast with a gentle to moderate breeze of 10 to 18 miles per hour.
SYNOPSIS:
Moisture and instability trailing Hurricane Dorian will cause a few isolated showers across the local area during this forecast period. Meanwhile, the Atlantic high pressure system will maintain mostly moderate winds.
Seas are expected to peak near 5 feet through the next few days.
STATE OF THE SEA: Moderate WAVES/SWELLS: up to 5 feet
SPECIAL FEATURE: At 11:00 am today, the center of Hurricane Dorian was located about 360 miles northwest of St. Maarten and moving toward the northwest near 13 mph (20 km/h). On the forecast track, the center of Dorian will continue to move further from St. Maarten.
Maximum sustained winds are near 85 mph (140 km/h) with higher gusts. Dorian is forecast to strengthen and become a major hurricane on Friday.
The Meteorological Department of St. Maarten will continue to monitor this system.
OUTLOOK through Saturday midday: Partly cloudy and hazy with isolated showers possible.
FORECASTER: Albert
