Marine Forecast
| ISSUED: SEPTEMBER 02, 2010. |
MARINE CONDITIONS FORECAST FOR ABC ISLANDS:
| SYNOPSIS: |
DRY ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS WILL ACROSS THE LOCAL REGION. |
| WEATHER: | PARTLY CLOUDY, A DRY WEATHER WILL PREVAIL. |
| VISIBILITY: |
20 TO 30 KILOMETERS. |
| WIND: |
EAST TO SOUTHEAST AND LIGHT
TO MODERATE; FORCE 3 TO 4 (7 TO 16 KNOTS), OCCASIONALLY FRESH IN GUSTS; FORCE 5 (17 TO 21 KNOTS).
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| SEAS: | 2 TO 5 FEET. |
LOCAL
WIND FORECAST FOR THE NEXT 48 HOURS:
EAST TO SOUTHEAST AND LIGHT
TO MODERATE; FORCE 3 TO 4 (7 TO 16 KNOTS),
OCCASIONALLY FRESH IN GUSTS; FORCE 5 (17 TO 21 KNOTS).
OFFSHORE FORECAST:
SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM FIONA WAS JUST NORTHWEST OF THE AREA
NEAR 22.6W 65.4W 1000 MB AT 5 AM EDT MOVING NORTHWEST AT 15 KNOTS. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KNOTS GUSTS 55 KNOTS. FIONA WILL MOVE TO 24.6N
66.6W THIS AFTERNOON...AND TO 27N.1N 67.3W BY LATE TONIGHT.
TROPICAL STORM GASTON CURRENTLY LOCATED WELL EAST OF THE AREA
...NEAR 13.5N 38.2W 1005 MB AT 5 AM EDT MOVING WEST 8 KNOTS IS
FORECAST TO MOVE INTO THE FAR EASTERN PORTION LATE MONDAY AS A
HURRICANE. ELSEWHERE A WEAK PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
MONDAY.
NORTHWEST CARIBBEAN NORTH OF 15N WEST OF 75W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT..EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET.
.FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY...SOUTH OF 19N WEST OF 83W EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET...BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET SATURDAY...HIGHEST SOUTHWEST.
ELSEWHERE EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET.
SOUTHWEST CARIBBEAN SOUTH OF 15N WEST OF 75W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NORTH OF 12N EAST TO SOUTH WINDS 10 KNOTS...INCREASING TO
10 TO 15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. SOUTH OF 12N VARIABLE
WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FEET. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ENTIRE AREA.
.FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...NORTH OF 12N EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS
2 TO 4 FEET. SOUTH OF 12N SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS...EXCEPT SOUTHWEST PART
VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FEET. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
ENTIRE AREA.
.SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY...NORTH OF 12N EAST OF 80W EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3
TO 5 FEET. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET IN
EAST SWELL NORTH OF 12N...AND 1 TO 2 FEET SOUTH OF 12N.
EAST CARIBBEAN EAST OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS...EXCEPT SOUTH OF 14N
EAST OF 70W 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS EAST OF 67W...AND SOUTH OF 16N WEST OF 70W.
.FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS...EXCEPT SOUTH OF 14N WEST OF
67W EAST 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET.
.MONDAY...EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS...EXCEPT EAST OF 66W SHIFTING TO NORTHEAST.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET.
| THE NEXT MARINE FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED TOMORROW MORNING AT 10:00 UTC. |
