Watching the tropics 2017

**Pier#r** · 06-17-2017, 10:50 PM

Next week is going to get 'interesting'.
Stay tuned to Tropical Weather
for the latest details...

Tropical Weather OutlookNWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL800 PM EDT Sat Jun 17 2017

A broad area of low pressure located over the northwestern Caribbean
Sea is producing a large area of disorganized showers andthunderstorms. Gradual development of this system is expected whileit moves slowly northwestward across the Yucatan Peninsula on Sundayand over the southern or central Gulf of Mexico early next week,where a tropical or subtropical cyclone is likely to form.Regardless of development, heavy rains are expected over portions ofCentral America, the Yucatan Peninsula, Jamaica, the Cayman Islands,and western Cuba during the next several days. An Air Force ReserveHurricane Hunter aircraft is scheduled to investigate this system onSunday, if necessary.* Formation chance through 48 hours...medium...40 percent. * Formation chance through 5 days...high...80 percent.

The coastal marine forecast is problematic:
National Weather Service

Tuesday

East winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 13 to 18 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.

Tuesday Night

East winds 13 to 18 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.

Wednesday

East winds 13 to 18 knots. Seas 6 to 7 feet. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.

Wednesday Night

Southeast winds 13 to 18 knots. Seas 6 to 7 feet. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.

Thursday

South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 6 to 7 feet. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.

Thursday Night

South winds 13 to 18 knots. Seas 6 to 7 feet. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.

**jollymon** · 06-18-2017, 07:01 AM

Sounds like you'll need to use heavier sinkers

**Pier#r** · 06-19-2017, 09:53 AM

Yes, MUCH heavier sinkers! ;-)

Monday am from NWS MOB fb page (the REAL THREATS):

With gusty SE winds approaching gale force over the NW Caribbean Sea and SE GoM today, there is already a rather large long period swell setting up that will likely approach our part of the gulf coast Tuesday morning.

Look for rapidly increasing winds and seas tonite and tomorrow with wave heights and coastal wave runup peaking around the time of high tide in the mid morning hours and moderate to strong rip currents developing in the afternoon as the tide recedes some ...
http://marine.weather.gov/MapClick.p...0#.WUfWKmgrLcv