Spring tides are set to subside on Monday, May 22nd, 2023, with winds decreasing into the upcoming week, leading to mostly settled seas. However, with the chance of heavy showers or thunderstorms forecast, seas may briefly become locally choppy or rough in their vicinity.
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Adverse Weather Alert Discontinued. Showers, Thunderstorms Still In The Forecast
Trinidad and Tobago is NOT under any tropical storm or hurricane threat, watch, or warning at this time.
Seas Forecast For Trinidad and Tobago
Through Monday, winds are forecast to remain elevated, ranging between 15 and 20 knots, gusting to 25 knots all from the southeast to the northeast. These elevated winds are forecast to increase wave heights up to 2.0 meters in open waters, occasionally reaching above, while in sheltered areas, waves are forecast to reach near 1.0 meter.
From Tuesday, winds are set to decrease with seas in open waters declining, becoming slight from Thursday through next weekend with waves reaching up to 1.25 meters. In sheltered areas, waves are forecast to vary between near calm to smooth, up to 0.5 meters.
Through next week, swell periods are forecast between eight and ten seconds.
Possible Impacts
Saharan Dust concentrations are forecast to decline into next week, with a brief surge between May 23rd and May 25th. However, this is not forecast to greatly affect visibility.
Additionally, spring tides are forecast to continue through Monday, May 22nd, 2023. These are higher than usual high tides and lower than usual low tides, combined with the presence of higher energy waves due to long-period swells, which will increase the rip current threat, particularly long eastern and northern coastlines. Rip currents are strong currents perpendicular to the shoreline that can carry even the strongest swimmers out to sea.
