DATE ISSUED: Tuesday, August 02, 2016 @ 12:00 LST (16:00 UTC)
VALID UNTIL: Wednesday midday (12:00 LST) August 03, 2016
WEATHER:
Today through Wednesday midday: Partly cloudy and hazy becoming occasionally cloudy with isolated showers.
Forecast High: 31°C / 88°F Forecast Low: 27°C / 81°F
Sunset Today: 6:46 P.M. Sunrise Tomorrow: 5:52 A.M.
SURFACE WINDS:
Today through Wednesday midday: East to east-northeast with a light to moderate breeze of 06 to 15 miles per hour.
SYNOPSIS:
Generally fair weather conditions are expected to prevail throughout the forecast period as a relatively drier air mass filled with Saharan dust has moved over the region. Therefore, precipitation will be restricted. The Atlantic high pressure system will maintain moderate easterly winds.
Small craft operators and sea bathers should continue to exercise caution.
STATE OF THE SEA: Light to Moderate WAVES/SWELLS: 4 to 6 feet
SPECIAL FEATURE: A tropical wave located west of the Lesser Antilles continues to move rapidly towards the west. This system has a high (80%) chance of development during the next 48 hours. This system poses no threat to St. Maarten.
OUTLOOK through Thursday midday: Partly cloudy and hazy with local showers possible.
FORECASTER: Pierre
The next weather forecast will be issued Today at 18:00 LST (22:00 UTC).
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