Forecast for SSS Islands
Weather Forecast for St. Maarten, Saba and St. Eustatius valid until Thursday evening 18:00 l.t., May 17,
2012.
Issued: Wednesday May 16, 2012. 17:00 l.t. (21:00
UTC).
Weather:
Tonight
through Thursday evening: Partly cloudy, occasionally mostly cloudy
with scattered showers and possible isolated thunderstorms.
Forecast high for today will be 29 ºC, 84 ºF. and low 25 ºC, 77
ºF.
Sunrise
will occur at 05:38 A.M. and sunset at 6:39 P.M.
Winds:
Tonight
through Thursday evening: Easterly and gentle to moderate 08 to 18 miles per hour. In showers/thunderstorms occasional gusts to 30 miles per hour.
Synopsis:
An upper level disturbance will combine with a surface trough and produce more cloudiness with scattered
showers across the islands during the
next 24 hours. Locally these showers could be heavy and
accompanied by thunder resulting in some minor street flooding. Otherwise,
seas are expected to be moderate to locally choppy over exposed areas.
Sea conditions: Moderate to locally choppy over exposed areas with 3 to 6 feet waves. Winds and seas will be higher in and around showers/thunderstorms. Hence, Small Craft should exercise caution in these areas.
Special
features:
None.
Outlook until Friday evening: Variably cloudy with a few isolated showers.
Forecaster: Figueroa.
The next
weather forecast will be issued on Wednesday at 06:00 l.t. (10:00 UTC).
3 Day forecast
| Day |
Thursday |
Friday |
Saturday |
| Weather |

|

|

|
| High C/F |
29/84 |
29/84 |
29/84 |
| Low
C/F |
24/75 |
24/75 |
24/75 |
| Sunrise
time |
5:38 AM |
5:38 AM |
5:37 AM |
| Sunset
time |
6:39 PM |
6:39 PM |
6:40 PM |