Hazardous Seas Alert #1 - Yellow Level
Hazardous Seas - Fri, Nov 14, 2025 8:00 PM to Tue, Nov 18, 2025 12:00 PM

Status - Actual Message Type - Alert Alert - Hazardous Seas Response - Monitor Urgency - Expected Severity - Moderate Certainty - Likely Category - Met

Issuance time (local time) Fri, Nov 14, 2025 2:42 PM
Start date (local time) Fri, Nov 14, 2025 8:00 PM
End date (local time) Tue, Nov 18, 2025 12:00 PM
Headline Hazardous Seas Alert #1 - Yellow Level
Description North easterly, long-periods swells are expected to affect the islands over the period with impacts more significant at high tide. Impacts: Larger than normal breakers in the surf zone can disrupt daily marine activity including fishing and recreation. These impacts are expected to be more significant from near midnight Sunday (16th ) through Monday (17th). Impacts will be experienced near northeastern Tobago first.
Instructions All marine interests should carefully assess nearshore / coastal sea conditions and exercise caution along identified areas. Restrict nearshore marine activities and avoid swimming in the sea. Secure coastal property. Continue to monitor updates from official sites: TTMS at www.metoffice.gov.tt and access more information and instructions from www.odpm.gov.tt
Area description Northern and eastern nearshore areas of Trinidad and Tobago
  • Very
    likely

  • Unlikely

Risk assessment matrix

Very low
impact

High
impact