DMA Marine Forecast

11/27/2019
Marine Forecast valid from 26/11/2019 to 27/11/2019

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

SYNOPSIS...Moderate to fresh trades will prevail across most of
the basin, except fresh to strong in the S central and W central
portion. Winds will peak at minimal gale force near the coast of
Colombia by early Wed, and again late Wed night into early Thu.
The trades will diminish by the end of the week into the weekend
as high pressure N of the area weakens. Fresh to strong NE flow
will pulse downwind of the Windward Passage, in the Lee of Cuba
and the Lee of the Dominican Republic through the next several
days. A surge of fresh to strong trades and large fresh seas will
move across the tropical N Atlantic S of 15N through early Wed.

WINDS : MAINLY EAST, 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS;

WEATHER : PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A BRIEF SHOWER POSSIBLE

VISIBILITY: 25 KM

WAVE HEIGHT:
IN SHELTERED AREAS: 1 TO 2 FEET
IN OPEN COASTAL REGIONS: 3 TO LOCALLY 5 FEET ON THE NORTH
FACING SECTIONS...
OVER OPEN WATERS : 4 TO LOCALLY UP TO 7 FEET ON THE NORTH
FACING SECTIONS...

WAVE DIRECTION : FROM THE EAST- NORTHEAST

WAVE PERIOD : 8 SECONDS

...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION OVER OPEN WATERS ON THE NORTH
FACING SECIONS AS THE RELATIVELY STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE FOR
MODERATE TO LOCALLY QUITE ROUGH SEAS...

Next update will be issued 27/11/2019