Chance of extreme weather St. Martin, Saba, St. Eustatius

amsterdam - Sint Maarten, Saba and St. Eustatius must take extreme weather conditions into account this week. Weeronline reports that hurricane Isaac, according to most computer calculations, draws on the Windward Islands on Thursday or Friday.

The exact course and speed of Isaac is still uncertain, but St. Maarten, Saba and Sint-Eustatius have to prepare for very heavy gusts of wind, a lot of rain and high waves on the coast, according to Weeronline. Wind speeds of 120 to 150 kilometers per hour are possible and gusts of 140 to 180 kilometers per hour are possible. Hundreds of millimeters of rain can fall and waves of 3 to 6 meters are possible on the coast.