021
FNUS72 KNHC 241903
FWSNHC
SPOT FORECAST FOR USCG FIXED WING LE...USCG
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1900 EDT FRI APR 24 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1500 EDT ON APRIL 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NWS
NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER/TROPICAL ANALYSIS AND FORECAST
BRANCH AT (305)229-4425.
DISCUSSION
A SURFACE TROUGH, REMNANTS OF A FRONTAL BOUNDARY, IS
ANALYZED JUST NORTH OF THE GREATER ANTILLES. THIS TROUGH IS
SUPPORTING SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION. THE TROUGH WILL LIFT
NORTHWARD THIS WEEKEND. A WEAK LOW MAY DEVELOP ALONG THE TROUGH
AXIS E OF THE BAHAMAS ON SUN. GENTLE TO LOCALLY MODERATE
E WINDS WITH SLIGHT TO MODERATE SEAS WILL PREVAIL ACROSS MOST
OF THE FORECAST AREA THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
LATITUDE = 20.6859
LONGITUDE = 71.5516
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT).
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).EAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS.
SWELL HEIGHT........NORTHEAST SWELL 4 FEET.
WAVE HEIGHT.........4 FEET.
TIME (EDT) 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........81 81 81
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
SFC WND DIR.....E E E
SFC WND SPD KTS.10 10 10
SFC WND GST.....16 16 16
SWELL DIRECTION.NE NE NE
SWELL HGT (FT)..4 4 4
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)4 4 4
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE
EVENING.
SWELL HEIGHT........NORTHEAST SWELL 3 FEET.
WAVE HEIGHT.........4 FEET.
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........81 81 67 67 67 67 67 67 79 79 79 79
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........ ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO
SWELL DIRECTION.NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
SWELL HGT (FT)..4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE DAY. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE
MORNING.
SWELL HEIGHT........NORTHEAST SWELL 2 FEET.
WAVE HEIGHT.........4 FEET.
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........79 79 32 32 32 32 32 32 2 2 2 2
WEATHER COV.....SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO
SWELL DIRECTION.NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
SWELL HGT (FT)..3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
FORECASTER...KRV
REQUESTED BY...BRENDAN SULLIVAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...SAR
.TAG 2611659.0/NHC
.DELDT 04/24/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL BRENDAN.R.SULLIVAN@USCG.MIL
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