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DATE ISSUED: Friday 13 October 2023 @ 12:00 LST (16:00 UTC)
VALID UNTIL: Saturday midday (12:00 LST) October 14, 2023
TROPICAL STORM SEAN WEAKENING
WEATHER:
This afternoon through Saturday midday: Partly cloUDy with a few showers.
Forecast High: 33C / 91F Forecast Low: 28C / 82F
Sunset Today: 5:52 P.M. Sunrise Tomorrow: 6:06 A.M.
SURFACE WINDS:
This afternoon through Saturday midday: Easterly to southeasterly with a light to gentle breeze of 5 to 10 mph, becoming lighter aND variable at times.
SYNOPSIS:
Weak instability aND available moisture will trigger a few showers. A loose surface pressure gradient will maintain mostly light wiNDs across the region.
Long period northeasterly swells will affect regioSPArty/23/national-alliance'>NAl waters for the next few days. Small craft operators aND sea bathers are advised to exercise caution.
STATE OF THE SEA: Slight WAVES/SWELLS: 2 to 4 feet
SPECIAL FEATURE:
1. At 11am, the center of Tropical Storm Sean was located near 14.6N 41.7W or about 1440 miles east-southeast of St. Maarten.
Sean is moving towards the west northwest at 12 mph aND is expected to weaken.
Currently, Sean poses no direct threat to St. Maarten.
2. Another area of low pressure associated with a tropical wave (i.e. Invest 94L) located over the Eastern Tropical Atlantic currently has a high chance of formation through the next 7 days.
The Meteorological Department of St. Maarten will continue to monitor the progress of these systems aND update the public accordingly.
OUTLOOK through SuNDay midday: Partly cloUDy with brief showers possible.
FORECASTER: Albert/Eugenio
3-DAY FORECAST
DAY
Friday
Saturday
SuNDay
WEATHER
Partly CloUDy,
Isolated Showers Possible
A Few Showers
Fair/Partly CloUDy,
Brief Shower possible
HIGH TEMP
33C / 91F
LOW TEMP
28C / 82F
27C / 81F
SUNRISE
06:05 AM
06:06 AM
SUNSET
05:52 PM
05:51 PM
05:50 PM
