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Forecast Tides for Schottegat, Curacao on 04/02/2024



06:42 0.29 Meter High Tide
15:15 -0.08 Meter Low Tide
20:16 0.04 Meter High Tide
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Marine forecast





ISSUED: April 23, 2024.

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MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS AROUND CURAÇAO:
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Synopsis:
Do not foresee much activity in the weather for the next few days while the
possibility of a brief shower activity over limited areas remains unchanged.
Furthermore, the Saharan dust particles will continue to influence the local
weather.

Weather:
Mainly partly cloudy and no significant showers are expected. Furthermore, the
Saharan dust particles will continue suspended over our region for the next
couple days.

Visibility:
8 to 15 kilometer in hazy condition.

Winds:
Easterly and gentle to moderate; force 3 to 4 (12 to 30 km/h, 7 to 16 knots).
Occasionally fresh in gusts; force 5 (31 to 39 km/h, 17 to 21 knots).

Seas:
Slight to moderate with wave heights between 0.5 to 1.5 meter (2 to 4 feet).

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Local wind forecast for the next 48 hours:
Easterly and gentle to moderate; force 3 to 4 (12 to 30 km/h, 7 to 16 knots).
A few occasional gusts, possibly to fresh; force 5 (40 to 50 km/h, 17 to 21).
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Synopsis...
Broad high pressure north of the area will sustain
moderate to locally fresh trades across the central and eastern
Caribbean, locally strong near the N coast of Colombia and near
the Gulf of Venezuela midweek. Mainly gentle to moderate trades
will prevail elsewhere, pulsing to moderate to fresh from the
Lee of Cuba to the Windward Passage, S of Hispaniola, and
offshore central Honduras at times, fresh to strong Wed night and
again Sat night. A decaying cold front may reach into the
Caribbean N of 19N later tonight, possibly bringing a brief
period of active weather. Slight to moderate seas will prevail
across the basin, building to 7 to 10 ft N of 18N Sat night.

Caribbean from 11N to 15N between 72W and 76W including Colombia Basin-
.TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt S of 13N, and NE to E
10 to 15 kt N of 13N. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NE to E swell.
.WED...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt S of 13N, and NE to E
15 to 20 kt N of 13N. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...NE to E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

Caribbean S of 15N between 68W and 72W including Gulf of Venezuela-
.TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
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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 10:00 UTC