180  
FNUS72 KNHC 301826  
FWSNHC  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR AS MIA CG SAR RESPONSE...USCG AS MIAMI  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL  
2000 EDT THU OCT 30 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1600 EDT ON OCTOBER 30.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NWS  
NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER/TROPICAL ANALYSIS AND FORECAST  
BRANCH AT (305)229-4425.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
HURRICANE MELISSA IS NEAR 29.0N 70.9W, AROUND 375 NAUTICAL MILES WEST-  
SOUTHWEST OF BERMUDA. MELISSA IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST AROUND  
26 KT, AWAY FROM THE BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL  
CONTINUE TO BE POSSIBLE THROUGH TONIGHT. MODERATE SW WINDS WILL TURN  
TOWARD THE NW TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT MOVES SOUTHEASTWARD OVER THE  
REGION. MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY FRESH N TO NE WINDS ARE EXPECTED ON  
FRIDAY IN THE WAKE OF THE COLD FRONT.  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT). SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS  
AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE DAY.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....83 DEGREES.  
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 11 KNOTS.  
SWELL HEIGHT........NORTHWEST SWELL 2 FEET.  
WAVE HEIGHT.........4 FEET.  
WAVE PERIOD.........7 SECONDS.  
WAVE PERIOD.........7 SECONDS.  
WIND WAVE...........2 FEET.  
SEA SURFACE TEMP....84 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT.  
 
TIME (EDT) 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........100 100  
WEATHER COV.....SCT SCT  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW  
TSTM COV........ISO ISO  
TEMP............83 83  
SFC WND DIR.....W SW  
SFC WND SPD KTS.11 10  
SFC WND GST.....17 16  
SWELL DIRECTION.NW NW  
SWELL HGT (FT)..4 4  
WAVE PERIOD (S).7 7  
WIND WAVE (FT)..2 2  
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)4 4  
SST (F).........84 84  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY  
CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS  
AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE NIGHT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....82 DEGREES.  
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 11 KNOTS SHIFTING TO THE  
NORTHWEST UP TO 9 KNOTS OVERNIGHT.  
SWELL HEIGHT........NORTHEAST SWELL 1 FEET.  
WAVE HEIGHT.........4 FEET SUBSIDING TO 2 FEET EARLY IN THE  
MORNING.  
WAVE PERIOD.........11 SECONDS.  
WAVE PERIOD.........11 SECONDS.  
WIND WAVE...........2 FEET.  
SEA SURFACE TEMP....84 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........100 100 86 86 86 86 86 86 47 47 47 47  
WEATHER COV.....SCT SCT  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW  
TSTM COV........ISO ISO  
TEMP............82 82 82 82 82 82 82 82 82 82 82 82  
SFC WND DIR.....SW SW W W W W W W NW NW NW NW  
SFC WND SPD KTS.10 10 10 10 10 11 11 11 9 9 9 7  
SFC WND GST.....16 16 16 16 16 17 17 17 13 13 13 10  
SWELL DIRECTION.NW NW N N N N N N NE NE NE NE  
SWELL HGT (FT)..4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2  
WAVE PERIOD (S).7 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 11 11 11 11  
WIND WAVE (FT)..2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2  
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2  
SST (F).........84 84 84 84 84 84 84 84 84 84 84 84  
   
FRIDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....83 DEGREES.  
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).NORTH WINDS UP TO 8 KNOTS SHIFTING TO THE  
NORTHEAST LATE IN THE MORNING.  
SWELL HEIGHT........NORTHEAST SWELL 1 FEET.  
WAVE HEIGHT.........2 FEET.  
WAVE PERIOD.........11 SECONDS.  
WAVE PERIOD.........11 SECONDS.  
WIND WAVE...........2 FEET.  
SEA SURFACE TEMP....84 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........47 47 34 34 34 34 34 34 36 36 36 36  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............83 83 83 83 83 83 83 83 83 83 83 83  
SFC WND DIR.....NW NW N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  
SFC WND SPD KTS.7 7 8 8 8 7 7 7 6 6 6 8  
SFC WND GST.....10 10 12 12 12 10 10 10 9 9 9 12  
SWELL DIRECTION.NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  
SWELL HGT (FT)..2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2  
WAVE PERIOD (S).11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11  
WIND WAVE (FT)..2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2  
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2  
SST (F).........84 84 84 84 84 84 84 84 84 84 84 84  
 
 
FORECASTER...EA  
REQUESTED BY...LCDR LLOYD  
TYPE OF REQUEST...SAR  
.TAG 2524629.4/NHC  
.DELDT 10/30/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL FRANK.P.MINOPOLI@USCG.MIL,RYAN.S.LLOYD@USCG.MIL,D07-SMB-ODOAIRSTAMIA@USCG.MIL,JOHN.W.SCHULTZ@USCG.MIL,RACHEL.H.CARTER@USCG.MIL,LE.T.NELSON@USCG.MIL,TRAVIS.J.LEMKE@USCG.MIL,ALLYSON.D.HOLFINGER@USCG.MIL,BRENDAN.R.SULLIVAN@USCG.MIL  
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