DATE ISSUED: Tuesday, August 11, 2020 @ 12:00 LST (16:00 UTC)
VALID UNTIL: Wednesday midday (12:00 LST) August 12, 2020
WEATHER:
This afternoon: Fair to partly cloudy with a passing shower possible.
Tonight through Wednesday midday: Partly cloudy to cloudy with isolated showers.
Forecast High: 32°C / 90°F Forecast Low: 26°C / 79°F
Sunset Today: 6:41 P.M. Sunrise Tomorrow: 5:54 A.M.
SURFACE WINDS: This afternoon through Wednesday midday: Northeast to east southeast with a gentle to moderate breeze of 08 to 17 mph.
SYNOPSIS:
An approaching tropical wave will increase the probability of showers across the region, during the latter part of this forecast period. Meanwhile, the Atlantic high pressure ridge will continue to produce gentle to moderate winds.
Seas will remain slight to moderate during the next few days.
STATE OF THE SEA: Slight to Moderate WAVES/SWELLS: 3 to 6 feet
SPECIAL FEATURE:
Shower and thunderstorm activity has increased and a better defined center of circulation is forming in association with a broad area of low pressure located in the mid tropical Atlantic. Environmental conditions are expected to become more conducive for additional development and advisories could be initiated on a tropical depression as early as later today if these development trends continue. However, conditions are forecast to become less favorable for development by the end of the week. The disturbance is forecast to move west-northwestward near 15 mph.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...high...90 percent.
* Formation chance through 5 days...high...90 percent.
THE METEOROLOGICAL DEPARTMENT OF ST. MAARTEN WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THIS SYSTEM AND UPDATE THE PUBLIC.
OUTLOOK through Thursday midday: Partly cloudy to cloudy and breezy with isolated showers.
FORECASTER: Albert
