Everything SXM

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Current St. Maarten and US-Related Satellite Images

Current Weather Images: All maps are satellite images, updated as frequently as every half hour, courtesy of NOAA unless otherwise noted. If you see no images, the NOAA server is down. IMPORTANT! If you come back in a couple of hours to recheck these images to see where storms are moving (and how fast), when the image loads check the upper left corner. It tells you the date and Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) of the image (time + Zulu, indicating GMT). If the time hasn't changed since you last viewed the image, click your browser's REFRESH button. Then you'll get the new image. (In the name of efficiency, browsers store files -- even ones which update around the clock.) Again, if an image fails to appear here, the weather site is down.

 

Live St. Maarten Radar

If an image fails to display, click this link: http://weather.an/radar/cappisxm.html

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Live Radar from Puerto Rico covering SXM (last island to the right, east of Puerto Rico; subject to outages)

 

====ALL THE BELOW IMAGES CAN BE CLICKED TO SEE A LARGER VERSION IN A SEPARATE WINDOW====

National Hurricane Center Overview

of Current and Prospective Storms

 

 

Marine Graphic - Prospectively Developing or Developed Subtropical Storms, Tropical Storms, and Hurricanes

 

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Current Storm Strike Probability Maps

(May or may not appear; click for larger version)

2011 Storms

 

 

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Storms Crossing Africa East to West . . .

During the Cape Verde Season (mid August to mid October),  Significant Atlantic Tropical Waves Are Born Here

Image may not appear; image is courtesy of CIMSS.

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Tropical Waves Exiting the African Coast

During the "Cape Verde" season from August through mid October, this is where storms threatening SXM usually come from. Waves move east to west just north of the "Intertropical Convergence Zone" (ITCZ). Focus on storms between 10 and 20 degrees north.... Starting in late July, "shearing" winds over the tropical Atlantic begin to diminish, heralding the beginning of the Cape Verde season. Its peak is September. Satellite photos update constantly.

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Atlantic Basin Water Vapor Imagery

Why is this significant? Storms encountering dry air tend to lose strength; those traveling in moist air can maintain or gain strength, depending on other conditions.

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 Current Southeast U. S. A., Caribbean, and Gulf of Mexico Satellite Image

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  A US Continental Weather Satellite Image, of interest

if the US Gulf or East Coast is threatened by any storms -- year round:

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 Other Caribbean Images

The above image is courtesy of CIMSS.

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Historic & Future Tracks of

2011 Tropical Storms & Hurricanes

CLICK BELOW FOR LARGER IMAGE

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Atlantic / Caribbean / Gulf of Mexico

Tropical Storm & Hurricane Forecast Models/Map(s):

 Atlantic / Caribbean / Gulf Coast Tropical Storm & Hurricane Forecast Models: Images May or May Not Appear; Multiple Images Cover Multiple Storms (updated for each storm; courtesy South Florida Water Management District. Empty areas may be set up to receive data from future storms.)

 

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Areas of Possible Tropical Cyclone Formation Within 24 Hours (new 8/09)

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Tracks & Intensities of 2010 Atlantic Hurricanes & Tropical Storms

 

 

 

Tracks & Intensities of 2009 Atlantic Hurricanes & Tropical Storms

Above image provided courtesy Dr. Jeff Masters, Chief Meteorologist, Weather Underground

 

Tracks & Intensities of 2008 Atlantic Hurricanes & Tropical Storms

Above image provided courtesy Dr. Jeff Masters, Chief Meteorologist, Weather Underground

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The Entire North Atlantic

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 US Watches, Warnings, & Advisories (below; active year-round)

 

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