053  
FNUS72 KMLB 041710  
FWSMLB  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR NOAA HUTCHINSON ISLAND AREA SURVEY...NOAA  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL  
110 PM EDT TUE AUG 4 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1400 EDT ON AUGUST 04.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
FAVORABLE BOATING CONDITIONS TODAY OUTSIDE OF AFTERNOON  
THUNDERSTORMS. ONSHORE (S-SE) WINDS AT 5-10 KTS HEAVE DEVELOPED  
BEHIND THE SEA BREEZE, AND WILL CONTINUE INTO THE LATE EVENING. SEAS  
1-2 FT. ISOLATED LIGHTNING STORMS HAVE DEVELOPED NEAR THE COAST ON  
THE SEA BREEZE, WHICH MAY PUSH OFFSHORE OVER THE NEXT COUPLE HOURS.  
ADDITIONAL AFTERNOON LIGHTNING STORMS WILL DEVELOP INLAND AND  
REACH THE COAST AFTER 4 PM. STORM MOTION WILL BE ERRATIC, BUT  
SOME COULD PUSH TOWARDS THE COAST AND OFFSHORE AS WELL. STORMS  
WILL BE CAPABLE OF WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 34 KNOTS AND LOCALLY  
HIGHER SEAS. MOST STORMS WILL DIMINISH AFTER 9 PM, BUT THERE IS A  
SMALL CHANCE FOR ISOLATED SHOWERS AND STORMS TO DEVELOP OVER THE  
ATLANTIC OVERNIGHT. WINDS BECOME LIGHT SOUTHERLY OVERNIGHT AS THE  
FLOW REGIME SHIFTS FROM OFFSHORE TO ONSHORE WEDNESDAY, WITH LIGHT  
WINDS IN THE MORNING BECOMING SE-ESE AROUND 10 KTS IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS REMAIN 1-2 FT. CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND LIGHTNING  
STORMS DEVELOPING OVER THE ATLANTIC WATERS BEFORE MOVING INLAND  
INCREASE WEDNESDAY.  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
AND THUNDERSTORMS.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......50 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 87.  
MIN HUMIDITY........72 PERCENT.  
WAVE HEIGHT.........1 FOOT.  
WAVE PERIOD.........7 SECONDS.  
WIND................SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
WIND GUST...........10 TO 15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (EDT) 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........60 67 68 71  
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........CHC CHC CHC CHC  
CHC OF PCPN (%).40 40 50 50  
TEMP............85 86 84 83  
RH..............75 72 77 80  
WAVE PERIOD (S).7 7 7 7  
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)1 1 1 1  
WIND DIR........SE SE SE SE  
WIND SPD....(KT)6 7 7 7  
WIND GUST...(KT)10 12 12 12  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING,  
THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS  
LATE IN THE EVENING.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......50 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78.  
MAX HUMIDITY........88 PERCENT.  
WAVE HEIGHT.........1 FOOT.  
WAVE PERIOD.........7 SECONDS.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........76 76 79 79 74 73 68 65 67 66 71 69  
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC SCH  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........CHC CHC CHC CHC SCH  
CHC OF PCPN (%).50 50 50 40 20 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  
TEMP............83 82 81 81 81 80 80 80 81 80 80 80  
RH..............77 79 82 82 82 85 82 85 82 82 85 85  
WAVE PERIOD (S).7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7  
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1  
   
WEDNESDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......50 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 86.  
MIN HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT.  
WAVE HEIGHT.........1 FOOT.  
WAVE PERIOD.........7 SECONDS.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........68 76 72 72 73 77 70 72 74 72 70 68  
WEATHER COV.....SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC  
CHC OF PCPN (%).20 30 40 40 40 50 50 40 40 40 40 40  
TEMP............79 80 81 82 82 84 84 84 84 85 83 82  
RH..............88 85 82 82 82 80 80 77 77 75 80 82  
WAVE PERIOD (S).7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7  
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1  
 
 
FORECASTER...HALEY  
REQUESTED BY...ROB SOBELSOHN  
TYPE OF REQUEST...MARINE  
.TAG 2618951.1/MLB  
.DELDT 08/04/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL NRT.GULFPORT@NOAA.GOV  
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