Hoosbuien on arrival on Caribbean islands

In St.

On Saba and Saint Eustatius the wind swells to power 11, on St. Maarten the weather agency expects wind power 9 to 10.

Maria is now a hurricane of category 5, the highest. Islands like Martinique, Guadeloupe and St. Kitts are threatening to get the full lag, after which the hurricane is expected about Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic. On St. Maarten and the islands of the Caribbean, there will probably not be any energy power.

At 22.00 Dutch time the hurricane is closest to Sint Eustatius, about 100 kilometers away. Two hours later, Maria draws to Saba. St. Maarten is 50 kilometers further away from the hurricane.