GREAT BAY (DCOMM):--- Tropical Storm (TS) Dorian on Saturday degenerated into a tropical wave approximately over 500 miles east from the Leeward Islands.
On Saturday satellite-derived wind data according to the National Hurricane Center (NHC) out of Miami indicated that Dorian no longer had a closed surface circulation, and the remnants of the system were moving rapidly at 24 miles per hour westward.
The remnants of Dorian should pass north of the Leeward Islands on Sunday and Monday. An Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunter plane is scheduled to investigate the wave on Sunday if necessary.
The Department of Disaster Management (ODM) has discontinued monitoring this system.
The Sint Maarten community is reminded by ODM to remain vigilant this hurricane season and to have everything in place in the event of a storm strike. Remember, it only takes one hurricane to make the season a bad one.
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The remaining storm names for the 2013 season are: Erin, Fernand, Gabrielle, Humberto, Ingrid, Jerry, Karen, Lorenzo, Melissa, Nestor, Olga, Pablo, Rebekah, Sebastien, Tanya, Van, and Wendy.
The hurricane season runs through November 30.