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WEATHER BULLETIN FOR SHIPS
SURINAME COAST & THE GUIANAS  |  05N–15N / 45W–60W
Valid: 1200UTC July 21, 2026 — 1200UTC July 22, 2026Issued by: N.M.C. Suriname
NO ACTIVE WARNING — No storm warning at this time
🚨  PART I: STORM WARNING
NO STORM WARNING. No storm warning is currently active for the forecast area.
🌐  PART II: SYNOPTIC OVERVIEW  — Situation 1000UTC, July 21, 2026
A well-established subtropical ridge, centered near 29N/44W with a core pressure of approximately 1025 hPa, sustains a steady easterly trade wind flow across the tropical Atlantic and the Guianas marine domain. A westward-moving tropical wave, tracking along 54W south of 19N, continues to migrate west at about 15 knots, its trailing moisture axis interacting with the Intertropical Convergence Zone, currently aligned from near 10N/40W to 09N/60W. This interaction is generating an active corridor of scattered moderate to isolated strong convection concentrated mainly south of 10N, directly affecting the southern offshore belt and the coastal waters of Suriname and Guyana. The pressure gradient between the ridge and the equatorial trough remains moderate, sustaining steady trade winds over the northern half of the forecast area while the southern boundary experiences more variable, convectively driven wind fields.
🌧  Saharan Dust: The Saharan Air Layer is currently displaced north of 15N, keeping dust-induced haze negligible across the Guianas domain. Visibility across the forecast area is instead primarily governed by the active ITCZ-driven convective corridor south of 10N, where scattered moderate to isolated strong showers can briefly reduce visibility (see Part III).
⛵  PART III: WEATHER FORECAST  — 1200UTC July 21, 2026 to 1200UTC July 22, 2026
North of 08N: ENE to E trade winds, moderate to fresh over the northern offshore sector and easing later in the period; an active ITCZ-driven convective corridor near and south of 10N produces scattered moderate to isolated strong showers and squalls, while areas north of 10N remain mostly settled with light showers only. South of 08N (coastal waters): NE to E winds, strengthened over exposed outer waters and the western coastal boundary near the Essequibo River during the afternoon sea-breeze peak; partly cloudy to occasionally mostly cloudy with scattered moderate showers and isolated thunderstorms, the highest risk concentrated near the Suriname–Guyana border, easing to isolated or widely scattered showers overnight.
💨 Wind
ENE to E — 28–37 km/h easing to 19–28 km/h later (north of 10N); 19–28 km/h, briefly 28–37 km/h in convection (south of 10N); gusts up to 46 km/h in the north, up to 59 km/h in convective squalls in the south (4 – 7 Bft)
👁 Visibility
In general: above 10 km outside showers | In the ITCZ convective corridor (south of 10N): reduced to 1–3 km in heavy showers
🌊 Waves N of 08N
ENE to E — 1.8–2.4 m, isolated 2.5–3.0 m early (north of 10N); 1.5–2.1 m, subsiding to 1.2–1.8 m late (south of 10N)
🌀 Swell
East — up to 2.1 m, most pronounced north of 10N (dominant period 8–10 s)
🌊  MARINE FORECAST SURINAME COAST  — South of 08N
☀️  DAYTIME  |  JULY 21, 2026
💨Wind DirectionENE to E
🌬Wind Speed19–28 km/h, locally 28–37 km/h over exposed outer coastal waters and near the Essequibo River — gusts up to 44 km/h, up to 56 km/h in thunderstorms (Beaufort scale 3 to 4, locally 5, gusts up to 7)
🌊Wave DirectionENE
📏Wave Height1.2–1.8 m, locally up to 2.0 m over exposed outer coastal waters (moderate seas)
👁VisibilityGenerally above 10 km | Reduced to 3–6 km in moderate showers, 1–3 km in heavier convective cells
WeatherPartly cloudy to occasionally mostly cloudy with scattered moderate showers and isolated thunderstorms, the highest risk near and just offshore the Suriname–Guyana border.
🌙  EVENING / NIGHT  |  JULY 21/22, 2026
💨Wind DirectionENE to E
🌬Wind Speed19–28 km/h, locally 28–37 km/h in exposed outer segments early in the evening, easing overnight — gusts up to 41 km/h (Beaufort scale 3 to 4, locally 5, gusts up to 6)
🌊Wave DirectionEast
📏Wave Height1.2–1.8 m, locally up to 2.0 m offshore (moderate seas)
👁VisibilityGenerally good outside showers | Locally reduced in lingering light rain or patchy marine mist
🌙WeatherPartly cloudy with showers becoming isolated or widely scattered overnight; a few lingering showers and isolated thunderstorms possible over the warmer offshore waters near the western coastal boundary.
🔭  OUTLOOK  — Suriname Coast, July 22 to July 24, 2026
⛅ WeatherJuly 22: Drier trend as the tropical wave moisture exits westward, with scattered convective showers. July 23: Continued drier conditions with isolated showers as the ITCZ shifts slightly north. July 24: Increasing moisture ahead of the next tropical wave, bringing a return to scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms as the trade-wind ridge reorganizes.
💨 WindJuly 22: E at 19–28 km/h (Bft 3–4) | July 23: E at 19–28 km/h (Bft 3–4) | July 24: E to NE at 28–37 km/h (Bft 4–5)
🌊 WavesJuly 22: 0.9–1.8 m | July 23: 0.9–1.8 m | July 24: 1.2–2.0 m
Prepared by: Bidesie R., Duty Meteorologist
mds@hydromet.sr  |  325206 / 325190
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