797
FNUS72 KNHC 011144
FWSNHC
SPOT FORECAST FOR GORDON GUNTER@42057APR1...NHC/TAFB
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1200 EDT WED APR 1 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0800 EDT ON APRIL 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NWS
NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER/TROPICAL ANALYSIS AND FORECAST
BRANCH AT (305)229-4425.
DISCUSSION
A BROAD RIDGE WILL CONTINUE FROM THE CENTRAL ATLANTIC
W-SW ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF OF AMERICA THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK.
THIS PATTERN WILL MAINTAIN FRESH TO STRONG WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS
OFFSHORE OF COLOMBIA AND FRESH TO STRONG NE WINDS IN THE LEE OF CUBA,
THE WINDWARD PASSAGE, AND SOUTH OF HISPANIOLA THROUGH THU NIGHT.
LATITUDE = 17.0N
LONGITUDE = 81.6W
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).EAST WINDS 8 TO 11 KNOTS.
SWELL HEIGHT........NORTHEAST SWELL 4 FEET.
WAVE HEIGHT.........4 FEET.
WAVE HEIGHT.........4 FEET.
WAVE PERIOD.........7 SECONDS.
WAVE PERIOD.........7 SECONDS.
WIND WAVE...........2 FEET.
SEA SURFACE TEMP....81 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT.
TIME (EDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........54 54 54 54 54 54 75 75 75 75
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............80 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 80
SFC WND DIR.....E E E E E E E E E E
SFC WND SPD KTS.11 11 11 10 10 10 8 8 8 8
SFC WND GST.....15 15 15 14 14 14 10 10 10 10
SWELL DIRECTION.NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
SWELL HGT (FT)..4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
WAVE PERIOD (S).6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7
WIND WAVE (FT)..2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
SST (F).........81 81 81 81 81 81 81 81 81 81
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).EAST WINDS 8 TO 11 KNOTS.
SWELL HEIGHT........NORTHEAST SWELL 4 FEET.
WAVE HEIGHT.........5 FEET.
WAVE HEIGHT.........5 FEET.
WAVE PERIOD.........7 SECONDS.
WAVE PERIOD.........7 SECONDS.
WIND WAVE...........2 FEET INCREASING TO 4 FEET OVERNIGHT.
SEA SURFACE TEMP....81 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT.
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........75 75 93 93 93 93 93 93 89 89 89 89
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............80 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 80
SFC WND DIR.....E E E E E E E E E E E E
SFC WND SPD KTS.8 8 9 9 9 10 10 10 11 11 11 11
SFC WND GST.....10 10 11 11 11 14 14 14 15 15 15 15
SWELL DIRECTION.NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
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 3 3 3 3
WIND WAVE (FT)..2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 4 4 4 4
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4
SST (F).........81 81 81 81 81 81 81 81 81 81 81 81
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). SCATTERED SHOWERS
EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).EAST WINDS 10 TO 12 KNOTS.
SWELL HEIGHT........EAST SWELL 4 FEET.
WAVE HEIGHT.........5 FEET.
WAVE HEIGHT.........5 FEET.
WAVE PERIOD.........3 SECONDS.
WAVE PERIOD.........3 SECONDS.
WIND WAVE...........4 FEET.
SEA SURFACE TEMP....81 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT.
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........89 89 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
WEATHER COV..... SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........
TEMP............80 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 80
SFC WND DIR.....E E E E E E E E E E E E
SFC WND SPD KTS.11 11 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 10
SFC WND GST.....15 15 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 14
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).3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
WIND WAVE (FT)..4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5
SST (F).........81 81 81 81 81 81 81 81 81 81 81 81
FORECASTER...STRIPLING
REQUESTED BY...SS
TYPE OF REQUEST...MARINE
.TAG 2608782.0/NHC
.DELDT 04/01/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL SCOTT.STRIPLING@NOAA.GOV,GUNTER@42057APR1
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