DMA Marine Forecast

10/18/2017
Marine Forecast valid from 18/10/2017 to 19/10/2017

Departamento Meteorologico Aruba http://www.meteo.aw

SYNOPSIS...A tropical wave will move W across Central America
today with fresh to locally strong trades across the Caribbean
E of this wave. A second tropical wave along 67W and will
continue W accompanied TSTMS. A third tropical wave accompanied
by strong TSTMS will pass W through the Windwards today with
strong E trades and building seas spreading W across the
Caribbean E of 73W by sunrise on Thursday. These strong
conditions will shift further W and extend across the
Central Caribbean beginning on Friday and persisting
well into next week.


WINDS : GENERALLY EAST, 18 TO 25 KNOTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS;

WEATHER : PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A BRIEF SHOWER POSSIBLE

VISIBILITY: 25 KM

WAVE HEIGHT:
IN SHELTERED AREAS: AROUND 2 FEET
OVER OPEN WATERS : 5 TO 8 FEET; LOCALLY UP TO 9 FEET ON THE NW COASTAL AREA

WAVE DIRECTION : EAST

WAVE PERIOD : 9 SECONDS

ALERT: SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION OVER OPEN WATERS...ESPECIALLY OVER THE NORTH
TO NORTHWESTERN COASTAL REGION...

Next update will be issued 19/10/2017