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Forecast Tides for Schottegat, Curacao on 03/30/2025



01:25 0.22 Meter High Tide
09:35 -0.04 Meter Low Tide
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Marine forecast





ISSUED: March 28, 2025.

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MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS AROUND CURAÇAO:
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CODE YELLOW: .A CAUTIONARY STATEMENT FOR ROUGH SEAS IS IN EFFECT.
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Synopsis:
Little to no significant change in the current weather conditions is expected in
our region during the next 24 hours. The extension of an Atlantic high pressure
area continues to provide a mostly stable weather type and therefore a
predominantly dry weather type will prevail on our island and the wind will also
remain strong from time to time. Furthermore, a fairly calm sea condition,
although it will still remain quite rough on the north coast. The presence of
fine dust from the Sahara will continue to affect the visibility over the
Southern Caribbean area.

Weather:
Partly cloudy and generally dry with hazy condition.

Visibility:
18 to 28 kilometer in a slight hazy condition.

Winds:
Easterly and gentle to fresh; force 3 to 5 (12 to 30 km/h, 7 to 21 knots).
Occasionally strong in gusts; force 6 (40 to 50 km/h, 22 to 27 knots).

Seas:
Moderate in general with wave heights between 1 and 2 meters (3 and 6 feet). The
highest waves will occur north of our island.

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Local wind forecast for the next 48 hours:
Easterly and moderate to fresh; force 4 to 5 (20 to 39 km/h, 11 to 16 knots).
Occasionally strong in gusts; force 6 (40 to 50 km/h, 21 to 27 knots).

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Synopsis....1031 mb high pressure centered between Cape Hatteras
and Bermuda will drift slowly eastward through the weekend, and
combine with the Colombian low to support winds pulsing to near
gale force at night and during the early morning hours offshore of
Colombia through Mon morning. Fresh to strong winds in the lee of
Cuba in the Windward Passage will persist through today.
Similar wind speeds are expected in the Gulf of Honduras and south
of Hispaniola through early next week, and across the eastern
Caribbean Sat evening through Mon morning. Large E swell will
impact the Tropical Atlantic waters and Caribbean Passages this
weekend through Wed, building seas 8 to 10 ft.Caribbean from 11N to 15N between 76W and 80W including Colombia Basin-
.TODAY...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt W of 78W, and NE to E 20 to
25 kt E of 78W. Seas 7 to 11 ft in E swell.
.TONIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in E swell.
.SUN...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt W of 78W, and NE to E 20 to
25 kt E of 78W. Seas 7 to 11 ft in E swell.
.SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in E swell.
.MON...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt W of 78W, and NE to E 15 to
20 kt E of 78W. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NE to E swell.
.MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NE to E swell.
.TUE...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE to E swell.
.TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE to E swell.
.WED...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NE to E swell.
.WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NE to E swell.


.TODAY...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in E swell.
.TONIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in E swell.
.SUN...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in NE to E swell.
.SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE to E swell.
.MON...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft S of 13N, and 6 to 8 ft N of 13N.
.MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE to E swell.
.TUE...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE to E swell.
.TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE to E swell.
.WED...E winds 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NE to E swell.
.WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft in NE to E swell.
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PLEASE FIND MORE MARINE WEATHER INFORMATION FOR OTHER SECTIONS OF THE CARIBBEAN AREA, THE TROPICAL AND SOUTHWESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN
ON THE WEB SITE OF THE TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER AT:http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/MIAOFFNT3.shtml?text.

THE NEXT MARINE FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED TOMORROW MORNING AT 10:15 UTC