Marine Forecast
MARINE CONDITIONS FORECAST FOR ABC ISLANDS:
| SYNOPSIS: |
UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE FURTHER AWAY FROM THE AREA WHILE DISSIPATING. |
| WEATHER: | PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH NO SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION. |
| VISIBILITY: |
20 TO 30 KILOMETERS. |
| WIND: |
BETWEEN NORTHEAST AND EAST, GENTLE TO MODERATE FORCE 3 TO 4 (7 TO 16 KNOTS).
OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO FORCE 5 (17 TO 21 KNOTS).
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| SEAS: | 3 TO 6 FEET. |
LOCAL
WIND FORECAST FOR THE NEXT 48 HOURS:
EASTERLY AND GENTLE TO MODERATE FORCE 3 TO 4 (7 TO 16 KNOTS). GUSTS POSSIBLE UP TO FORCE 5 (17 TO 21 KNOTS).
OFFSHORE FORECAST:
.SYNOPSIS...A SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDED FROM SOUTHWEST COAST OF HAITI
NEAR 18N73.5W TO 13N77W TO 09N77W THIS EVENING AND WAS DRIFTING
WEST. A WEAKENING FRONTAL TROUGH EXTENDING FROM 19N55W THROUGH THE
LEEWARD ISLANDS JUST NORTH OF GUADELOUPE TO NEAR TO 11N75.5W WILL
DRIFT SLOWLY NORTHWEST ACROSS THE EXTREME NORTHEAST CARIBBEAN TONIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY...AND MOVE TO JUST NORTH OF PUERTO RICO AND THE VIRGIN ISLANDS
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...WHILE THE WEST PORTION AND THE SURFACE TROUGH DRIFT WEST
AND NORTHWEST AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. THE NEXT
COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO ENTER YUCATAN CHANNEL FRIDAY NIGHT.
NORTHWEST CARIBBEAN NORTH OF 15N WEST OF 75W
.TODAY AND TODAY NIGHT...WEST OF 80W EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS.
SEAS 6 FEET. EAST OF 80W NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 7 FEET.
.WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...WEST OF 82W SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS.
SEAS 7 FEET. EAST OF 82W EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 KNOTS INCREASE TO 20 KNOTS THURSDAY.
SEAS 6 FEET.
.FRIDAY...SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS SHIFT NORTHWEST TO NORTH 15 KNOTS BEHIND FRONT
LATE. SEAS 7 FEET.
.SATURDAY...EAST OF FRONT SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. NORTHWEST
OF FRONT NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KNOTS THROUGH
YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 8 FEET LATE.
SOUTHWEST CARIBBEAN SOUTH OF 15N WEST OF 75W
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...EAST OF 78W NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS.
SEAS 8 FEET. WEST OF 78W NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 5 FEET.
.WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...EAST OF 78W EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS.
SEAS 7 FEET EXCEPT 3 FEET SOUTH OF 11N. WEST OF 78W EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS.
SEAS 6 FEET IN EAST SWELL.
.FRIDAY...EAST OF 78W EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS.
SEAS 6 FEET EXCEPT 3 FEET SOUTH OF 11N. WEST OF 78W SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS.
SEAS SUBSIDE TO 3 FEET IN EAST SWELL.
.SATURDAY...EAST OF 78W WINDS BECOMING EAST TO NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6
FEET IN EAST SWELL. WEST OF 78W WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET.
EAST CARIBBEAN EAST OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...WEST OF 68W NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS.
SEAS 8 FEET. EAST OF 68W EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 7 FEET.
.WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...NORTH OF 14N EAST OF 70W EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS.
SEAS 6 FEET. ELSEWHERE EAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 8 FEET.
.THURSDAY...NORTH OF 14N EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 5 FEET. SOUTH OF 14N EAST WINDS
15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 6 FEET.
.FRIDAY...NORTH OF 16N EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 KNOTS. SEAS 5 FEET. SOUTH OF 16N EAST WINDS
20 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO 7 FEET.
.SATURDAY...NORTH OF 15N SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET. SOUTH OF 15N EAST WINDS
15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET.
| NEXT MARINE FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED TOMORROW MORNING AT 10:00 UTC. |
