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 Radar from Puerto Rico covering SXM (last island to the right,
east of Puerto Rico; subject to outages)
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National Hurricane Center Overview
of Current and Prospective Storms
Marine Graphic - Prospectively Developing or Developed Subtropical
Storms, Tropical Storms, and Hurricanes
Current Storm Strike Probability Maps
(May or may not appear;
click for larger version)
2009 Storms
Storms Crossing Africa East to West . . .
During the Cape Verde
Season (mid August to mid October), Significant Atlantic Tropical Waves Are Born Here
This image is courtesy of CIMSS.
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.
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.
Current Southeast U. S. A., Caribbean, and Gulf of Mexico Satellite
Image
A US Continental Weather Satellite Image, of interest
if the US Gulf or
East Coast is threatened by any storms -- year round:
Other Caribbean Images
The above image is courtesy of CIMSS.
Historic & Future Tracks of
2009 Tropical Storms & Hurricanes
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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.)
2009 Storms [No image = No current storm]
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Areas of Possible Tropical Cyclone Formation Within 24
Hours (new 8/09)
Tracks & Intensities of 2009 Atlantic Hurricanes & Tropical Storms
(new 8/09)
Above image provided courtesy Dr. Jeff Masters, Chief Meteorologist,
Weather Underground
Historical Tracks of Year 2008 Atlantic Hurricanes & Tropical Storms
Above image provided courtesy Dr. Jeff Masters, Chief Meteorologist,
Weather Underground
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