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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="https://sint-maarten.cap-composer.wiscaribbeancmo.org/cap-alert-style.xsl"?><cap:alert xmlns:cap="urn:oasis:names:tc:emergency:cap:1.2"><cap:identifier>urn:oid:2.49.0.0.530.0.2025.8.21.12.0.0</cap:identifier><cap:sender>meteo@sintmaartengov.org</cap:sender><cap:sent>2025-08-21T12:00:00-00:00</cap:sent><cap:status>Actual</cap:status><cap:msgType>Alert</cap:msgType><cap:scope>Public</cap:scope><cap:info><cap:language>en</cap:language><cap:category>Met</cap:category><cap:event>Heavy Rainfall</cap:event><cap:urgency>Immediate</cap:urgency><cap:severity>Moderate</cap:severity><cap:certainty>Likely</cap:certainty><cap:eventCode><cap:valueName>OET:v1.2</cap:valueName><cap:value>OET-159</cap:value></cap:eventCode><cap:effective>2025-08-21T12:00:00+00:00</cap:effective><cap:onset>2025-08-21T16:00:00+00:00</cap:onset><cap:expires>2025-08-22T15:00:00+00:00</cap:expires><cap:senderName>Meteorological Department of St Maarten</cap:senderName><cap:headline>Heavy Rain Warning</cap:headline><cap:description>Periods of moderate to heavy rain today continuing overnight over land areas, expected to ease early tomorrow morning. During this period a further 20 to 30 mm is expected to accumulate about the coastal areas and lesser amount elsewhere. Peak intensities of 10 to 20mm/hr in isolated heavy falls.</cap:description><cap:instruction>A Severe Weather Warning or Watch means conditions are favourable for severe weather in and close to the indicated area. People in these areas should be on the lookout for threatening weather conditions and monitor for further updates from the SMMD. 
For information on preparing for and keeping safe during a storm, see the Disaster Management Agency and SMMD website.</cap:instruction><cap:web>https://sint-maarten.cap-composer.wiscaribbeancmo.org/heavy-rain-warning/</cap:web><cap:contact>(1-721) 545-4226</cap:contact><cap:area><cap:areaDesc>St Maarten and Coastal Waters</cap:areaDesc><cap:polygon>18.054229,-63.135733 18.052809,-63.13808 18.051288,-63.136906 18.043274,-63.128051 18.022883,-63.106927 18.013752,-63.092844 18.000968,-63.063398 18.001272,-63.047822 18.00391,-63.036513 18.01639,-63.02403 18.031506,-63.016776 18.042361,-63.013042 18.047737,-63.011761 18.051896,-63.012828 18.054331,-63.014429 18.055345,-63.016349 18.056562,-63.01955 18.05778,-63.02339 18.054635,-63.028085 18.055447,-63.030752 18.058084,-63.036513 18.055751,-63.04014 18.060214,-63.046435 18.064373,-63.05337 18.063257,-63.05689 18.063257,-63.060411 18.063865,-63.063505 18.058997,-63.066279 18.057374,-63.068092 18.05707,-63.070653 18.055954,-63.07396 18.053519,-63.075027 18.049563,-63.076521 18.04794,-63.082602 18.04581,-63.092204 18.045201,-63.095618 18.047332,-63.101166 18.053012,-63.110981 18.053012,-63.114182 18.054229,-63.135733</cap:polygon></cap:area></cap:info></cap:alert>