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Forecast Tides for Schottegat, Curacao on 03/20/2024



02:44 0.02 Meter Low Tide
09:16 0.24 Meter High Tide
17:40 -0.05 Meter Low Tide
22:49 0.06 Meter High Tide




Marine forecast





ISSUED: March 19, 2024.

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MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS AROUND CURAÇAO:
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A CAUTIONARY STATEMENT (CODE YELLOW) FOR ROUGH SEAS IS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN
AND EASTERN COASTAL SECTIONS OF CURAÇAO
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Synopsis:
A steep pressure pattern continues to support a relatively strong wind with
above normal seas over our sea area. Winds and seas area foreseen to relax
somewhat by mid-week. For now, waves will continue to peak to about 9 foot over
the exposed waters

Weather:
Mostly sunny to partly cloudy and a dry weather.

Visibility:
108 to 20 kilometer in a slight hazy condition.

Winds:
Easterly and fresh to strong; force 5 to 6 (31 to 50 km/h, 17 to 27 knots).
Higher gusts to near gale: force 7 (51 to 61 km/h, 27 to 33 knots).

Seas:
Fairly rough with wave heights between 1.5 to 2.5 meter (4 to 8 feet).
The highest waves are over the northern water and in passages between islands.

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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 21 knots).
Higher gusts to possibly strong; force 6 (40 to 50 km/h, 22 to 27 knots).
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Synopsis...High pressure north of the area will support fresh
to strong trade winds across the eastern and central Caribbean
through Tue. Afterward, winds will diminish to moderate to fresh
speeds as a cold front moves across the western Atlantic. This
front will push southward across the northwest Caribbean Tue,
then reach eastern Cuba on Wed while dissipating. Pulsing fresh
to strong winds will continue near the coast of Colombia, mainly
at night, through the forecast period.
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Caribbean from 11N to 15N between 72W and 76W including Colombia Basin-
.TODAY...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt S of 13N, and E 15 to 20 kt N of 13N.
Seas 6 to 9 ft in E swell.
.TONIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.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 5 to 7 ft.
.THU...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S of 13N, NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
N of 13N, NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft S of 13N, and 4 to 6 ft N of 13N.
.FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
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Caribbean S of 15N between 68W and 72W including Gulf of Venezuela-
.TODAY...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in E swell.
.TONIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.WED...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU...NE to E winds 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt S of 13N, and E 15 to 20 kt N of 13N.
Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 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