Winds are forecast to remain at light to moderate levels through the forecast period, elevating seas to occasionally moderate levels. The main hazards through the next seven days will be thunderstorm activity creating occasionally agitated seas in its vicinity and anomalously southerly winds between late Thursday through Saturday, leading to northerly moving showers/thunderstorms.
Latest Alert
Hazardous Seas Alert Discontinued For T&T
Trinidad and Tobago is NOT under any tropical storm or hurricane threat, watch, or warning at this time.
Seas Forecast For Trinidad and Tobago
Tuesday through Thursday: Seas are forecast to be slight in open waters with waves between 1.0 and 1.25 meters, while in sheltered areas, waves are forecast to be below 0.5 meters to near calm. However, with the odd heavy shower/thunderstorm, nearshore areas could become agitated. Swell periods are forecast to range between 6 to 9 seconds. Winds are forecast to range between 5 to 15 knots from the east to northeast, becoming from the southeast to northeast by Wednesday and Thursday, gusting up to 20 knots near showers or thunderstorms.
Friday through Saturday: Seas are forecast to be moderate in open waters with waves between 1.5 and 2.0 meters, occasionally up to 2.5 meters, while in sheltered areas, waves are forecast to be near 1.0 meter and occasionally choppy. However, with forecast heavy showers/thunderstorms, nearshore areas could become agitated. Swell periods are forecast to range between 6 to 10 seconds. Winds are forecast to range between 10 to 15 knots from south to east, gusting up to 25 knots, especially near showers or thunderstorms. Caution will be required for the northern Gulf of Paria as southerly winds will support northerly moving showers and thunderstorms, creating larger than usual waves along south-facing coasts of the Gulf of Paria from late Thursday through Saturday. This forecast for Friday through Saturday may change depending on the development and eventual track of the area of low pressure being monitored for development east of the Lesser Antilles.
Sunday through Monday: Seas are forecast to be slight to moderate in open waters with waves between 1.0 meter and 1.5 meters, while in sheltered areas, waves are forecast to be near calm to calm. Swell periods are forecast to range between 6 to 10 seconds. Winds are forecast to range between 10 to 15 knots from the east-northeast to the southeast, gusting up to 25 knots near showers or thunderstorms.
Possible Impacts
Saharan Dust concentrations are forecast to remain low through the next seven days.
Spring tides, which mean higher than usual high tides and lower than usual low tides, are forecast to end by Tuesday, October 17th, 2023. Spring tides may create potentially hazardous conditions for marine interests during peak high tide periods.
From late Thursday, October 19th, 2023, through Saturday, October 21st, 2023, mariners will need to pay close attention to both marine and weather conditions due to an atypical wind regime that can produce potentially hazardous conditions in usually calm areas.
Rip currents also pose a threat, particularly on the northern and eastern beaches of both islands.
