Weather Forecast for Friday - Sunday

DATE ISSUED: Thursday, August 18, 2016 @ 18:00 LST (22:00 UTC)

VALID UNTIL: Friday evening (18:00 LST) August 19, 2016

WEATHER: 
Tonight through Friday evening: Fair to partly cloudy and hazy with a local shower possible.

Forecast High: 31°C / 88°F             Forecast Low: 27°C / 81°F

Sunset Today:  6:36 P.M.                Sunrise Tomorrow: 5:56 A.M.

SURFACE WINDS: 
Tonight through Friday evening: Easterly with a light to moderate breeze of 07 to 16 miles per hour.

SYNOPSIS: 

A relatively dry and stable air mass has moved over the region. Therefore, fair weather conditions are expected to prevail throughout this forecast period. Additionally, the Atlantic high pressure system will maintain easterly winds.

Seas are expected to remain slight to moderate during the next few days.

STATE OF THE SEA:  Slight to moderate       WAVES/SWELLS: up to 5 feet

SPECIAL FEATURE: At 5:00 pm today, the center of Tropical Storm Fiona was located about 1465 miles east-southeast of St. Maarten and moving toward the north west near 10 mph. Maximum sustained winds were near 45 mph with higher gusts. Some additional strengthening is expected during the next day or so.

Fiona poses no threat to St. Maarten, However, The St. Maarten Meteorological Department will continue to monitor the progress of this system.

OUTLOOK through Saturday evening: Fair to partly cloudy with a passing shower possible.

3-DAY FORECAST