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Forecast Tides for Schottegat, Curacao on 02/01/2026



00:53 0.02 Meter High Tide
04:40 0 Meter Low Tide
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Marine forecast





ISSUE: July 9, 2026.

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MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS AROUND CURAÇAO:
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CODE YELLOW: .A CAUTIONARY STATEMENT FOR ROUGH SEAS IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL THE
EXPOSED SEAS.

Synopsis:
A tight pressure gradient over the forecast waters will maintain moderate to
strong winds with occasional near-gale-force gusts. Seas over the exposed waters
could peak near 9 feet. Winds and seas are expected to gradually subside during
the upcoming weekend.

Weather:
Generally partly cloudy with a chance of a local shower during the morning
hours.

Visibility:
18 to 28 kilometer. Deteriorates in shower.

Winds:
Easterly and moderate to fresh; force 4 to 5 (20 to 39 km/h, 11 to 21 knots).
Occasionally strong to near gale in gusts; force 6 to 7 (40 to 61 km/h, 22 to 33
knots).

Seas:
Moderate to fairly rough over the open sea with wave heights between 1.5 and 2.5
meters (4 to 8 feet). The highest waves are located over all the exposed waters
and boaters should exercise caution.

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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).
Occasionally strong in gusts; force 6 (40 to 50 km/h, 22 to 27 knots).
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Synopsis...The pressure gradient between central Atlantic high
pressure and lower pressures over northern South America will
support fresh to near gale trades over the central Caribbean for
the next several days. Winds will pulse to gale-force tonight,
Fri night, and Sat night off Colombia. Gale-force winds are also
possible in the Gulf of Venezuela Fri night and Sat night. Trades
over the Gulf of Honduras will pulse to fresh to strong speeds in
the late afternoons and evenings through early next week. A
tropical wave over the eastern Caribbean is accompanied by fresh
to strong trades along with scattered showers and isolated
thunderstorms that are currently present from 13N to 16N between
62W and 65W. These trades will combine with those already present
in the central Caribbean beginning Thu night as the wave advances
westward.

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Caribbean from 11N to 15N between 72W and 76W-
...GALE WARNING S OF 12N BETWEEN 74W AND 75W...
...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE FRI NIGHT AND SAT NIGHT...
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.TODAY...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 30 kt S of 13N, and E 25 to 30 kt
N of 13N. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.FRI...E winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 25 to 30 kt, except S of 12.5N between 74.5W
and 75.5W NE to E winds 30 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft.
.SAT...NE to E winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft in E swell.
.SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 25 to 35 kt Seas 9 to 13 ft in E swell.
.SUN...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft in NE to E swell.
.MON...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.
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Caribbean S of 15N between 64W and 68W including Venezuela Basin-
.TODAY...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in NE to E swell.
.TONIGHT...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NE to E swell.
.FRI...E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in E swell.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in E swell.
.SAT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in E swell.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in E swell.
.SUN...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON 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 10:15 UTC