361
FNUS72 KNHC 031852 CCA
FWSNHC
SPOT FORECAST FOR OIL SPILL RECON...USCG CORRECTED
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
240 EDT FRI APR 03 2026
CORRECTED HEADER TIME
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 200 PM CDT ON APRIL 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NWS NATIONAL
HURRICANE CENTER/TROPICAL ANALYSIS AND FORECAST
BRANCH AT (305)229-4425.
DISCUSSION
BROAD WESTERN ATLANTIC HIGH PRESSURE EXTENDS WESTWARD ACROSS THE
NORTHERN AND CENTRAL GULF OF AMERICA. THE HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTROL THE WEATHER
PATTERN IN THE REGION THROUGH SAT, THEN BEGIN TO RETREAT EASTWARD ON SAT NIGHT IN
IN RESPONSE TO A COLD FRONT THAT WILL REACH FROM THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES
TO THE CENTRAL GULF AND TO THE WEST-CENTRAL GULF SUN. FOR THE INCIDENT LOCATION
GENTLE TO MODERATE EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS ARE FORECAST FOR THE REST OF TODAY,
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS ARE FORECAST TO BE 4 TO 6 FT THROUGH TONIGHT.
SCATTERED TO LOCALLY BROKEN LOW CLOUDS MOVING NW ARE OVER AND NEAR THE INCIDENT.
ISOLATED BRIEF PASSING SHOWERS MAY ACCOMPANY THESE CLOUDS FOR THE REST OF THIS
AFTERNOON.
LATITUDE = 21.877
LONGITUDE = 95.81
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT).
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).SOUTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 15 KNOTS.
SWELL HEIGHT........EAST SWELL 5 FEET.
WAVE HEIGHT.........5 FEET.
WAVE HEIGHT.........5 FEET.
WAVE PERIOD.........3 SECONDS.
WAVE PERIOD.........3 SECONDS.
WIND WAVE...........4 FEET.
SEA SURFACE TEMP....77 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT.
TIME (EDT) 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........2 2 2
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
SFC WND DIR.....SE SE SE
SFC WND SPD KTS.13 13 15
SFC WND GST.....17 17 19
SWELL DIRECTION.E E E
SWELL HGT (FT)..5 5 5
WAVE PERIOD (S).3 3 3
WIND WAVE (FT)..4 4 4
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)5 5 5
SST (F).........77 77 77
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-5 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).EAST WINDS 11 TO 17 KNOTS.
SWELL HEIGHT........EAST SWELL 5 FEET.
WAVE HEIGHT.........6 FEET.
WAVE HEIGHT.........6 FEET.
WAVE PERIOD.........3 SECONDS.
WAVE PERIOD.........3 SECONDS.
WIND WAVE...........6 FEET.
SEA SURFACE TEMP....77 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT.
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............76 76 76 76 76 76 76 76 76 76 76 76
SFC WND DIR.....SE SE E E E E E E E E E SE
SFC WND SPD KTS.15 15 17 17 17 17 17 17 16 16 16 14
SFC WND GST.....19 19 22 22 22 22 22 22 20 20 20 18
SWELL DIRECTION.E E E E E E E E E E E E
SWELL HGT (FT)..5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
WAVE PERIOD (S).3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
WIND WAVE (FT)..4 4 6 6 6 6 6 6 4 4 4 4
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6
SST (F).........77 77 77 77 77 77 77 77 77 77 77 77
FORECASTER...AGUIRRE
REQUESTED BY...LT CARL WEAVER
TYPE OF REQUEST...MARINE
.TAG 2608934.0/NHC
.DELDT 04/03/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL CARL.L.WEAVER@USCG.MIL
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