WEATHER:
Tonight
through Wednesday morning: Partly cloudy to cloudy with isolated showers.
Remainder of Wednesday: Fair to partly cloudy with brief local showers possible.
Forecast High: 31°C
/ 88°F
Forecast
Low: 26°C / 79°F
Sunset
Today: 5:35
P.M.
Sunrise
Tomorrow: 6:21 A.M.
SURFACE WINDS:
Tonight
through Wednesday evening: Westerly to northwesterly with a light to gentle
breeze of 04 to 08 mph, becoming calm and variable at times.
SYNOPSIS:
Weak instability will persist overnight due to the proximity of Tropical Storm Sebastian northeast of the local region. Consequently, calm to light winds will be maintained along with isolated showers. Conditions are expected to improve through the day on Wednesday, prior to another round of showers expected from a frontal boundary towards the end of the week.
Moderate seas are expected during the next few days.
STATE
OF THE SEA: Slight to Moderate
WAVES/SWELLS: 4 to 6 feet
SPECIAL FEATURE: At 5:00pm, Tropical Storm Sebastian was located at 20.6 North, 59.7 West or about 285 miles Northeast of St. Maarten.
Sebastian is moving toward the Northwest at 12mph with maximum sustained winds of 45mph with higher gusts.
Tropical Storm Sebastian is expected to remain over open waters with a turn to the north on Wednesday, followed by a turn to the northeast at an increased forward speed by Wednesday night.
Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 105 miles from the center. Sebastien is not forecast to have a direct impact on St. Maarten.
Tropical Storm Sebastien is not forecast to have a direct impact on St. Maarten.
The Meteorological Department will continue to monitor this system.
OUTLOOK through Thursday evening: Partly cloudy to cloudy with isolated showers possible.
FORECASTER: Connor
