Météo France Weather Warning - Dangerous Seas

KevinS

Senior Insider
Météo France has raised a Yellow Alert for dangerous seas, with waves of 8 to 10 feet or more. The alert extends until 17:00 on Tuesday.

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One assumes there could be accompanying high winds but don’t see it in the warning you posted. Often these waves are triggered hundreds of miles away.
 
The alert has been extended until Wednesday morning. According to Marine Traffic, the quay is empty.

From this morning’s Alert, translation by Google Translate:

Current situation
A waving front north of the Lesser Antilles generates a long swell from north over the arc.
Forecasts
This Tuesday, the average lows forecast are 3m to 3.20m, in a long swell from north to northeast (period of 12 to 15 seconds). Large rollers and surges are therefore to be expected on exposed shores. A bit of agitation is also to be feared in the usually more sheltered areas, especially in the harbor of Gustavia.
Improvement from the evening and the night from Tuesday to Wednesday with hollows gradually returning below the 3m mark.
 
We just drove through Lorient and the surf was pounding. Haven't been to Gustavia but it looks bad enough to move the yachts out into the harbor. We'll check that out this evening on the way to Cheval Blanc.

Phil
 
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