749
FNUS72 KNHC 311203
FWSNHC
SPOT FORECAST FOR GORDON GUNTER@42057...NHC/TAFB
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1200 EDT TUE MAR 31 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1200 CDT ON MARCH 31.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NWS
NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER/TROPICAL ANALYSIS AND FORECAST
BRANCH AT (305)229-4425.
DISCUSSION
A STRONG ATLANTIC RIDGE EXTENDS ACROSS THE GULF OF AMERICA,
NORTH OF THE AREA, AND WILL SLOWLY SHIFT EASTWARD THROUGH THE WEEK. THIS PATTERN
WILL SUPPORT MODERATE TO LOCALLY FRESH NE TO E WINDS AND MODERATE SEAS THROUGH WED
WITH WINDS VEERING TO E AND WINDS DIMINISHING SLIGHTLY THU AND FRI.
LATITUDE = 17.0N
LONGITUDE = 81.6W
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).EAST WINDS 10 TO 11 KNOTS.
SWELL HEIGHT........NORTHEAST SWELL 5 FEET.
WAVE HEIGHT.........5 FEET.
WAVE HEIGHT.........5 FEET.
WAVE PERIOD.........7 SECONDS.
WAVE PERIOD.........7 SECONDS.
WIND WAVE...........4 FEET DECREASING TO 2 FEET LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
SEA SURFACE TEMP....81 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT.
TIME (CDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM
SKY (%).........4 7 7 7 7
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............79 79 79 79 79
SFC WND DIR.....E E E E E
SFC WND SPD KTS.11 10 10 10 10
SFC WND GST.....15 13 13 13 13
SWELL DIRECTION.NE NE NE NE NE
SWELL HGT (FT)..5 5 5 5 5
WAVE PERIOD (S).7 7 7 7 7
WIND WAVE (FT)..4 2 2 2 2
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)5 5 5 5 5
SST (F).........81 81 81 81 81
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).EAST WINDS 9 TO 10 KNOTS.
SWELL HEIGHT........NORTHEAST SWELL 4 FEET.
WAVE HEIGHT.........5 FEET.
WAVE HEIGHT.........5 FEET.
WAVE PERIOD.........8 SECONDS.
WAVE PERIOD.........8 SECONDS.
WIND WAVE...........2 FEET.
SEA SURFACE TEMP....81 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT.
TIME (CDT) 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM
SKY (%).........7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 15 15 15 15
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............79 79 79 79 79 79 79 79 79 79 79 79
SFC WND DIR.....E E E E E E E E E E E E
SFC WND SPD KTS.10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 9 9
SFC WND GST.....13 13 14 14 14 15 15 15 11 11 11 12
SWELL DIRECTION.NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
SWELL HGT (FT)..5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
WAVE PERIOD (S).7 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 7
WIND WAVE (FT)..2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
SST (F).........81 81 81 81 81 81 81 81 81 81 81 81
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).EAST WINDS 7 TO 10 KNOTS.
SWELL HEIGHT........EAST SWELL 4 FEET.
WAVE HEIGHT.........5 FEET.
WAVE HEIGHT.........5 FEET.
WAVE PERIOD.........7 SECONDS.
WAVE PERIOD.........7 SECONDS.
WIND WAVE...........2 FEET.
SEA SURFACE TEMP....81 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT.
TIME (CDT) 5AM 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM
SKY (%).........15 15 38 38 38 38 38 38 90 90 90 90
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............79 79 79 79 79 79 79 79 79 79 79 79
SFC WND DIR.....E E E E E E E E E E E E
SFC WND SPD KTS.9 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 7 7 7 7
SFC WND GST.....12 12 14 14 14 13 13 13 10 10 10 10
SWELL DIRECTION.NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E
SWELL HGT (FT)..4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
WAVE PERIOD (S).7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
WIND WAVE (FT)..2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
SST (F).........81 81 81 81 81 81 81 81 81 81 81 81
FORECASTER...STRIPLING
REQUESTED BY...SS
TYPE OF REQUEST...MARINE
.TAG 2608658.0/NHC
.DELDT 03/31/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL SCOTT.STRIPLING@NOAA.GOV305,GUNTER@42057
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