Through the weekend, as a sprawling and complex low-pressure system develops across the Greater Antilles, winds across T&T are forecast to be light and variable, leading to slight seas. By next week, winds are forecast to increase, agitating seas, with spring tides beginning yet again.
There are no marine alerts, watches, or warnings from the Trinidad and Tobago Meteorological Service for Trinidad and Tobago at this time.
Seas Forecast For Trinidad and Tobago
Through Sunday afternoon, low-level winds are forecast to remain light and variable with speeds up to 10 knots. These winds are forecast to lead to seas in open waters being slight, with waves generally up to 1.25 meters and near calm in sheltered areas. However, with possible westerly winds and forecast showers/thunderstorms, seas in the Gulf of Paria may become locally rough at times.
By late Sunday through the first half of next week, winds are forecast to increase up to 15 knots, gusting to 20 knots from the northeast to the southeast as a low-level jet develops across the Lesser Antilles, also associated with a complex and large low-pressure system across the Greater Antilles. These winds are forecast to peak on Monday night into Tuesday, with seas in open waters becoming moderate and waves peaking at 2.5 meters in open waters and less than 1.0 meter in sheltered areas. Winds and seas are forecast to gradually settle through next week.
Swell periods are forecast to remain moderate, between six and eight seconds from the north to northeast.
Possible Impacts
No significant Saharan Dust is forecast across Trinidad and Tobago over the next week, marginally reducing visibility and air quality.
With spring tides from Sunday, there will be an elevated risk of rip currents. Rip currents are strong currents perpendicular to the shoreline that can carry even the strongest swimmers out to sea.
