DATE ISSUED: Saturday, September 25, 2021 @ 12:00 LST (16:00 UTC)
VALID UNTIL: Sunday midday (12:00 LST) September 26, 2021
WEATHER:
This afternoon through Sunday midday: Partly cloudy, becoming cloudy at times with isolated showers.
Forecast High: 32°C / 90°F
Forecast Low: 27°C / 81°F
Sunset Today: 6:05 P.M.
Sunrise Tomorrow: 6:02 A.M.
SURFACE WINDS:
This afternoon through Sunday midday: East-southeasterly with a light to gentle breeze of 04 to 10 mph, becoming lighter and variable at times.
SYNOPSIS:
Moisture due to a weak tropical wave passing through the local region will cause cloudy periods and brief isolated showers during this forecast period. Meanwhile, a loose surface pressure gradient will maintain light winds.
Seas will remain slight to moderate during the next few days.
STATE OF THE SEA: Slight to moderate
WAVES/SWELLS: 4 to 6 feet
SPECIAL FEATURES:
1. Hurricane Sam was upgraded to a Category-3 Hurricane at 11:00am, with its center located about 1090 miles southeast of St. Maarten and maximum sustained winds near 120 mph and higher gusts. Additional strengthening is forecast over the next day or two, and Sam may become a Category-4 hurricane by Sunday, as it moves towards the west-northwest near 10 mph. On its forecast track, Hurricane Sam is predicted to pass about 275 miles northeast at its closest point to St. Maarten on Thursday. The Meteorological Department of St. Maarten will continue to monitor this system and update the public accordingly.
2. Sub-Tropical Teresa was downgraded to a depression at 11:00am in the North Atlantic Ocean, remaining no threat to St. Maarten.
OUTLOOK through Monday midday: Partly cloudy with local showers possible.
FORECASTER: Connor
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