913  
FNUS72 KNHC 210004  
FWSNHC  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR NOAA SHIP GORDON GUNTER...GORDON GUNTER COMMANDING OFFICER  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL  
100 GMT THU SEP 21 2023  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 2100 EDT ON SEPTEMBER 20.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NWS  
NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER/TROPICAL ANALYSIS AND FORECAST  
BRANCH AT (305)229-4425.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
A STATIONARY FRONT TO THE SOUTH OF YOUR AREA, ALONG 28N, WILL  
CAUSE THUNDERSTORMS TO CONTINUALLY REDEVELOP NORTH OF ITS BOUNDARY  
ACROSS THE NE GULF OVERNIGHT. LOCALLY HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS CAN BE  
EXPECTED IN AND NEAR THE THUNDERSTORMS. OUTSIDE OF THE RAIN AND  
STORMS, FRESH E WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE, WITH 3 TO 4 FT SEAS  
ALSO SLOWLY SUBSIDING BY THU MORNING. THE STATIONARY BOUNDARY  
SHOULD DISSIPATE BY THU, MAKING FOR MUCH BETTER MARINE WEATHER DAY  
ON THU.  
 
LATITUDE = 28.69N  
LONGITUDE = -85.62W  
   
TONIGHT  
 
TIME (EDT) 9 PM MIDNGT 3 AM  
SKY (%).........36 36 27  
WEATHER COV.....SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD  
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR  
TSTM COV........ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD  
TEMP............81 81 81  
SFC WIND (KTS)..E 16G22 E 11G16 SE 12G17  
SWELL HGT (FT)..E 3 E 3 E 3  
WAVE PERIOD (S).0 0 0  
WIND WAVE (FT)..4 4 2  
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)4 3 3  
SST (F).........86 86 86  
   
THURSDAY  
 
TIME (EDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM  
SKY (%).........27 11 11 4  
WEATHER COV.....SCTTRD  
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........ISOLTD  
TEMP............81 81 81 82  
SFC WIND (KTS)..SE 8G10 E 7G10 E 12G17 E 11G16  
SWELL HGT (FT)..E 3 E 2 E 2 E 2  
WAVE PERIOD (S).0 2 2 0  
WIND WAVE (FT)..2 2 2 2  
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)3 3 3 3  
SST (F).........86 86 86 86  
 
 
FORECASTER...KONARIK  
REQUESTED BY...CDR ANDREW J. OSTAPENKO, NOAA  
TYPE OF REQUEST...MARINE  
.TAG 2321160.0/NHC  
.DELDT 09/20/23  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL CO.GORDON.GUNTER@NOAA.GOV  
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