Daily Forecast: St. Maarten-St. Eustatius-Saba (SSS Islands)

Today's Weather Update As of Wednesday, 31 August, 2011 - 10:00am.

Almanac 2011: 243 days in, 122 days remaining Hurricane Season: 92 days in, 92 days remaining  Today's Temps High: 88F/31C, feels like 93F/34C Low: 78F/26C, feels like 84F/29C Local Weather Partly Sunny & HOT with a brief shower or two possible. Expect fair weather throughout the Northeastern Caribbean at least through Friday, as there is a dry layer of air that has moved into the area. Although chances are limited, a brief shower or two is still possible. Otherwise, moderate wind and sea conditions will remain at least until the end of the week, thus favorable for beaching and outdoor activities. Winds: are generally from the East at 5 to 15 miles per hour. Seas: are moderate with wave heights between 2 to 4 feet. Tropical Weather Active Storms: Tropical Storm Katia. * As of this morning at 5am, Tropical Storm Katia was located 13.9N 39.1W or about 1600mi SSE of St. Maarten with maximum sustained winds of 65mph. Katia is racing West-northwest at 21mph and is almost at hurricane strength. Katia is forecast to continue strengthening and may become a hurricane later today. This system is about 4 days away from the local region, and models are showing that the center of Katia will pass just to the North of the SSS Islands. We will continue to monitor its progress as it gets closer to us. Special Weather A moderate earthquake occurred near Jamaica this morning at around 2:30am (local time) with a magnitude of 4.4 on the Richter Scale. The epicenter was located at 17.9N 78.7W or about 67miles SW of Montego Bay, Jamaica/127miles W of Kingston, Jamaica. There are no reports of damage or injuries at this time. Outlook for tomorrow  Partly Cloudy & HOT with a minimal chance for a passing shower.               Today's Sunset: 6:27pm Tomorrow's Sunrise: 5:58am Do you have any Weather Photos? If you have any footage of heavy showers, flooding, clouds, sea conditions, or anything that you would like to share that is weather-related, please send them to EyeReporters@Eye4Weather.com with the location of each photo. We will post them on our FaceBook Fan Page and our (future) website. Thank you for sharing and be safe! CONTACT US Desiree_Connor@Eye4Weather.com http://eye4weather.blogspot.com Up-to-date Info: www.Facebook.com/Eye4Weather View Video Forecasts at www.FlamboyantBroadcasting.com/Eye4Weather www.FaceBook.com/Eye4Weather www.YouTube.com/Eye4Weather Note: Videos will be updated by 1:00pm on Mondays, Wednesdays, & Fridays.