Forecast Discussion

06/08/2026

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

Discussion Valid from 8:00 AM 07/06/2026

...CARIBBEAN SEA & LOCAL REGION...

Local forecast:
A combination of two tropical waves is located in our region.
One is located east of Bonaire along 63W, south of
17N, moving westward at around 20 kt. Convection is limited. Fresh
to locally strong E to SE winds are between the wave axis and the
Lesser Antilles. A second tropical wave is in the eastern Caribbean Sea near 70W,
south of 17N, moving westward at around 15 kt. The wave is
enhancing convection over portions of western Venezuela, including
the Lake Maracaibo area. Patches of low level clouds,
embedded in the trade wind flow, are noted producing
isolated to scattered passing showers. Some thunderstorm cloud is visible on
early Radar screen.

The sky will be mostly cloudy to partly cloudy. Some moisture increase
due to a passage of a two tropical wave may induce some shower
in the early morning hours and later today. There is a slight
A chance of thunderclouds can develop later today.

A thin layer of Saharan dust still continues
to linger in the atmosphere across the region today.
This will produce light hazy conditions and induce
air of low visibility.

Marine conditions:
Smooth to slight seas are in place on the protected
south sites. Slight to moderate seas are noted on
the exposed south sides with seas of around 2 to
locally 3 feet. A moderate is expected over the
east to northwest coastal areas. Seas are here
in the range of 4 to 5 feet, locally reaching 6 feet.



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