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Public Weather Forecast For St. Maarten

DATE ISSUED: Monday, August 31, 2020 @ 12:00 LST (16:00 UTC)

VALID UNTIL: Tuesday midday (12:00 LST) September 01, 2020

WEATHER:

This afternoon through Tuesday midday: Partly cloudy to cloudy and breezy with isolated showers.

Forecast High:32C / 90FForecast Low:27C / 81F

Sunset Today:6:27 P.M.Sunrise Tomorrow:5:58 A.M.

SURFACE WINDS: This afternoon through Tuesday midday: Northeasterly to easterly with a gentle to moderate breeze of 10 to 16 mph Read more

Sint Maarten Under A Tropical Storm Watch. Tropical Depression #13 Expected To Become A Storm

News Release

GREAT BAY, Sint Maarten (DCOMM) As of 11.00am on Thursday morning, Sint Maarten is under a Tropical Storm Watch due to the formation of Tropical Depression #13 which as of 11.00am is located approximately 750 miles east-southeast of the country.

A Tropical Storm Watch means that tropical storm conditions are expected somewhere within the watch area within 48-hours.

The forecast track has the center of the depression passing about 80 miles north of the country late Friday into Saturday, according to the Meteorological Department of Sint Maarten (MDS).

The MDS says that some gradual strengthening if forecast and the depression is expected to become a tropical storm later today Read more

Public Weather Forecast For St. Maarten

DATE ISSUED: Thursday, August 20, 2020 @ 12:00 LST (16:00 UTC)

VALID UNTIL: Friday midday (12:00 LST) August 21, 2020

WEATHER:

Remainder of this afternoon: Partly cloudy and breezy, becoming cloudy at times with isolated showers and a low chance of isolated thunder.

Tonight through Friday midday: Partly cloudy with isolated showers possible.

Forecast High:32C / 90FForecast Low:28C / 82F

Sunset Today:6:35 P.M.Sunrise Tomorrow:5:56 A.M Read more

Public Weather Forecast For St. Maarten

DATE ISSUED: Friday, August 14, 2020 @ 12:00 LST (16:00 UTC)

VALID UNTIL: Saturday midday (12:00 LST) August 15, 2020

WEATHER:

This afternoon through tonight: Partly cloudy and breezy, becoming cloudy at times with isolated showers possible.

Saturday morning through midday: Generally cloudy with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.

Forecast High:32C / 90FForecast Low:28C / 82F

Sunset Today:6:39 P.M.Sunrise Tomorrow:5:55 A.M Read more

...Hurricane Hunter Aircraft Scheduled To Investigate Josephine This Afternoon...

Tropical Storm Josephine Advisory Number 12

NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL112020

1100 AM AST Fri Aug 14 2020

SUMMARY OF 1100 AM AST...1500 UTC...INFORMATION

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LOCATION...16.1N 54.7W

ABOUT 575 MI...920 KM ESE OF THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH...65 KM/H

PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 295 DEGREES AT 16 MPH...26 KM/H

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1006 MB...29.71 INCHES

WATCHES AND WARNINGS

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There are no coastal watches or warnings in effect.

Interests in the Leeward Islands should monitor the progress of this system.

DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK

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At 1100 AM AST (1500 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Josephine was located near latitude 16.1 North, longitude 54.7 West Read more

Depression Becomes Tropical Storm Josephine...

Tropical Storm Josephine Advisory Number 8

NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL112020

1100 AM AST Thu Aug 13 2020

SUMMARY OF 1100 AM AST...1500 UTC...INFORMATION

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LOCATION...13.7N 49.2W

ABOUT 975 MI...1565 KM ESE OF THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...45 MPH...75 KM/H

PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 295 DEGREES AT 15 MPH...24 KM/H

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1005 MB...29.68 INCHES

WATCHES AND WARNINGS

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There are no coastal watches or warnings in effect.

Interests in the Leeward Islands should monitor the progress of this system.

DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK

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At 1100 AM AST (1500 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Josephine was located near latitude 13.7 North, longitude 49.2 West Read more

Public Weather Forecast For St. Maarten

DATE ISSUED: Wednesday, August 12, 2020 @ 12:00 LST (16:00 UTC)

VALID UNTIL: Thursday midday (12:00 LST) August 13, 2020

WEATHER:

This afternoon through Thursday midday: Partly cloudy and breezy with a few local showers possible.

Forecast High:32C / 90F Forecast Low:26C / 79F

Sunset Today:6:41 P.M. Sunrise Tomorrow:5:54 A.M.

SURFACE WINDS: This afternoon through Thursday midday: Easterly with a moderate to fresh breeze of 13 to 19 mph and higher possible gusts Read more

Public Weather Forecast For St. Maarten

DATE ISSUED: Monday, August 10, 2020 @ 12:00 LST (16:00 UTC)

VALID UNTIL: Tuesday midday (12:00 LST) August 11, 2020

WEATHER:

This afternoon through Tuesday midday: Partly cloudy with isolated showers possible.

Forecast High:32C / 90FForecast Low:28C / 82F

Sunset Today:6:42 P.M.Sunrise Tomorrow:5:54 A.M.

SURFACE WINDS: This afternoon through Tuesday midday: Northeasterly to southeasterly with a gentle to moderate breeze of 08 to 15 mph Read more

Public Weather Forecast For St. Maarten

DATE ISSUED: Friday, August 07, 2020 @ 12:00 LST (16:00 UTC)

VALID UNTIL: Saturday midday (12:00 LST) August 08, 2020

WEATHER:

This afternoon through Saturday midday: Partly cloudy with passing showers possible.

Forecast High:31C / 87F Forecast Low:27C / 81F

Sunset Today:6:43 P.M. Sunrise Tomorrow:5:53 A.M.

SURFACE WINDS: This afternoon through Saturday midday: Easterly with a gentle to moderate breeze of 08 to 17 mph Read more

Public Weather Forecast For St. Maarten

DATE ISSUED: Thursday, August 06, 2020 @ 12:00 LST (16:00 UTC)

VALID UNTIL: Friday midday (12:00 LST) August 07, 2020

WEATHER:

This afternoon: Fair to partly cloudy with a few passing showers possible.

Tonight through Friday midday: Partly cloudy to cloudy with isolated showers.

Forecast High:32C / 90F Forecast Low:27C / 81F

Sunset Today:6:44 P.M. Sunrise Tomorrow:5:53 A.M.

SURFACE WINDS: This afternoon through Friday midday: East-southeast to east-northeast with a light to moderate breeze of 06 to 15 mph Read more

Warm Welcome For 36 St. Maarten Students

The traditional group photo of the newly-arrived St. Maarten students at Amsterdams Schiphol Airport on Wednesday morning. (Kevin Javois pho

The official evening programme at Hampton Hilton Hotel in Hoofddorp on Wednesday included several speeches and many encouraging words for the newly-arrived students. (Suzanne Koelega photo)

HOOFDDORP--A warm welcome awaited the 36 St. Maarten students who arrived in the Netherlands on Wednesday morning. The staff of the Cabinet of the Minister Plenipotentiary was at Schiphol Airport to welcome the group and in the evening, after a few logistical matters and a little bit of rest, the students attended the official welcome ceremonBecause the students were very tired after a long flight, added to a dose of nervousness about entering the next phase of their lives, the evening programme was kept short with a welcome message by Minister Plenipotentiary Rene Violenus and addresses by law student Sjoerd Scott and Kingdom Council of State member Maria van der Sluijs-Plantz.

Violenus, who came on the flight with the students together with his children, welcomed the students to their new home for the next four to five years Read more

Public Weather Forecast For St. Maarten

DATE ISSUED: Wednesday, August 05, 2020 @ 12:00 LST (16:00 UTC)

VALID UNTIL: Thursday midday (12:00 LST) August 06, 2020

WEATHER:

This afternoon through Thursday midday: Fair to partly cloudy with a few passing showers possible.

Forecast High:32C / 90FForecast Low:27C / 81F

Sunset Today:6:44 P.M.Sunrise Tomorrow:5:52 A.M.

SURFACE WINDS: This afternoon through Thursday midday: East northeast to east southeast with a light to moderate breeze of 06 to 14 mph Read more

Public Weather Forecast For St. Maarten

DATE ISSUED: Tuesday, August 04, 2020 @ 12:00 LST (16:00 UTC)

VALID UNTIL: Wednesday midday (12:00 LST) August 05, 2020

WEATHER:

This afternoon through Wednesday midday: Fair to partly cloudy with a passing shower possible.

Forecast High:32C / 90FForecast Low:28C / 82F

Sunset Today:6:45 P.M.Sunrise Tomorrow:5:52 A.M.

SURFACE WINDS: This afternoon through Wednesday midday: Easterly with a gentle to moderate breeze of 08 to 14 mph Read more

Tropical Weather Outlook

NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL

800 AM EDT Sat Aug 1 2020

For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:

The National Hurricane Center is issuing advisories on Hurricane Isaias, located just east of Andros Island in the central Bahamas, and on Tropical Depression Ten, located over the far eastern Atlantic to the northeast of the Cabo Verde Islands.

A westward-moving tropical wave located about 600 miles east of the northern Leeward Islands continues to produce disorganized showers and thunderstorms Read more