TravelTalkOnline Forums Travel and Vacation Forums St. Maarten - St. Martin Weather System finally has named status - TS Earl

The system we have been following here on the forum for the last week and a half (Aug.25 thread) finally made status as a tropical storm overnight. It is now called tropical storm Earl. Important to know that this is not a major wind event. It is on the same forecast path as it has been all along which is just North of St Martin. There will be bands of rain, heavy at times, and intermittent thunderstorms. It will be more or less a rain day .
Here is some attached information as of this morning.

Drphilsxm

Stay safe, everyone! If it's pouring rain and water deep in the street, don't go out!!

So far this am we have bright sunshine and a little breeze.

I guess the system is still a ways off yet.

Will be closest this afternoon, 80 miles. Happy to get the rain and luckily have nowhere to go.

Those who are not on the island who wish to watch the weather this afternoon or later, there are multiple live webcams online to view the island. Here are some shots from cameras this morning.

Drphilsxm

Dr Phil SXM where are the pictures 3,4,and 5 taken?

those are on the Simpson Bay Resort Webcam.

Photo 3 is from the boardwalk in Philipsburg .
4 and 5 are from the Simpson Bay Beach Resort.

Photo 1 is from Sunset beach Bar. Photo 2 is from the boardwalk in Philipsburg.
Photo 6 and 7 are from the webcam behind Nu Car rental on White Sands Rd in Beacon Hill

Drphilsxm

#3 looks like the end of the boardwalk (or start) on Great Bay. #'s 4 & 5 are definitely at SBBR.

There is also this View of Great Bay in Philipsburg from a separate live stream webcam .
I screenshot this only a couple minutes ago.

Drphilsxm

Sorry for all the webcam views, but I'll post this final one from the PTZ St Maarten Port webcam. Pretty sure everyone is familiar with this one.
There are many options to view the island online.

Drphilsxm

Holy Cow!!! There is literally NO beach at Maho. That's crazy

That is typical for an event like this on Maho Beach and some other beaches on the island. Not to worry, the swell will bring the sand back and the beach will return.

Drphilsxm

Good morning. Just saw this picture on Sunset Bach. Ar Webcam. Beach has progressively eroded over past week. And it’s definitely Raining and Overcast Today. Be safe and enjoy All Visitors

Just looked at the Sea Palace Webcam - I don't think I have seen the water that rough in quite a while.

Pretty rough this side with wind and sea. Other side not so much I hear. No rain.

We just went to our friend Son's Birthday Party at Sand Bar and had a little rain and a sudden gust of wind and then after everything was great.

Probably a good thing that tropical storm Earl has passed St Maarten and is moving away towards the North. It is forecasted to intensify but travel mainly over water. Good riddance to Earl.

Drphilsxm

Royal Caribbean Serenity of the Seas is in the Philipsburg port today.
After tropical storm Earl started moving away from sxm, the southern swell brought in lots of sargassum and did some erosion to beaches.
This morning at Great Bay, they are using a front end loader to remove some of the seaweed from the beach near the lounge chairs for the cruise ship beach goers.
Looks like those who take the trip to Maho Beach will be hard-pressed to find a place to stand or sit.

Drphilsxm

Looks like the passengers off the Royal Caribbean cruise ship Serenity of the Seas figured out a way to stand on the rocks and watch the planes at Maho Beach

Drphilsxm

Meanwhile, if you look at it right now, people are walking around in the road, like the idiots they are.

If anyone is interested in what the South Swell from tropical storm Earl did to Mullet Bay Beach, here is what it looked like this morning.
Lots of seaweed due to the southern swell on Mullet Bay Beach.

Drphilsxm

Wow, that's awful, and really unusual for Mullet. And quite a cliff!

Where there is a will there's a way. Hate to be blown onto the rocks.

As of 8pm tonight, Tropical Storm Earl is now HURRICANE EARL 😲.

Forecast to become a major hurricane later this week and pass by Bermuda.

Glad it had passed St Maarten and moving away 🌀..

Drphilsxm