PUBLIC WEATHER FORECAST FOR ST. MAARTEN THU OCT 13 Noon

DATE ISSUED: Thursday, October 13, 2016 @ 12:00 LST (16:00 UTC)

VALID UNTIL: Friday midday (12:00 LST) October 14, 2016

WEATHER: 
Today through Friday midday: Partly cloudy, becoming cloudy at times with isolated showers possible.

Forecast High: 31°C / 88°F             Forecast Low: 27°C / 81°F

Sunset Today:  5:51 P.M.                Sunrise Tomorrow: 6:06 A.M.

SURFACE WINDS: 
Today through Friday midday: East-southeasterly with a light to gentle breeze of 04 to 12 mph, at times becoming a light air and variable.

SYNOPSIS: 

A warm and moist east-southeasterly wind flow will maintain a relatively unstable atmosphere across the region. As a result, cloudy periods and isolated showers are possible during this forecast period.

Seas will remain slight to moderate for the next few days. However, seas could reach up to 8 feet on the Northern coast of the island due to northwesterly swells.

STATE OF THE SEA: Slight to moderate   WAVES/SWELLS: 4 to 7 feet

SPECIAL FEATURE:  
At 11am, eye of powerful category 3 Hurricane Nicole passing over Bermuda with maximum sustained winds near 130 mph.

The Meteorological Department of St. Maarten will continue to monitor this system.

OUTLOOK through Saturday morning: Partly cloudy with isolated showers possible.

FORECASTER:  Pierre

The next weather forecast will be issued Today at 12:00 LST (16:00 UTC).

For further information visit our website: www.meteosxm.com.

3-DAY FORECAST