038
FNUS72 KNHC 241917
FWSNHC
SPOT FORECAST FOR NAVSTA GTMO LAW ENFORCEMENT...USCG
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2300 EDT FRI APR 24 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1900 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 NORTH OF THE GREATER ANTILLES. THIS TROUGH IS SUPPORTING
SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION IN THE LEE OF CENTRAL, EASTERN CUBA,
AND OVER THE WINDWARD PASSAGE. THIS WEATHER PATTERN WILL
SUPPORT A WEAKER THAN USUAL PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN
SEA INTO MON, RESULTING IN MAINLY GENTLE TO MODERATE SW TO S WINDS AND
SLIGHT SEAS ACROSS THE AREA.
LATITUDE = 19.4487
LONGITUDE = 75.21
REST OF TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT). SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE
EVENING.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 KNOTS.
SWELL HEIGHT........EAST SWELL 2 FEET.
WIND WAVE...........2 FEET.
TIME (EDT) 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........24 10 10 10 10 10 10 5 5 5 5
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
SFC WND DIR.....S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
SFC WND SPD KTS.10 9 9 9 7 7 7 6 6 6 6
SFC WND GST.....16 14 14 14 12 12 12 10 10 10 10
SWELL DIRECTION.E E E E E E E E E E E
SWELL HGT (FT)..2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
WIND WAVE (FT)..2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 7 KNOTS.
SWELL HEIGHT........EAST SWELL 1 FEET.
WIND WAVE...........2 FEET.
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........5 5 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
WEATHER COV.....SCT SCT
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW
TSTM COV........ISO ISO
SFC WND DIR.....SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
SFC WND SPD KTS.6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
SFC WND GST.....10 10 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 12
SWELL DIRECTION.E E E E E E E E E E E E
SWELL HGT (FT)..2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
WIND WAVE (FT)..2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
FORECASTER...KRV
REQUESTED BY...BRENDAN SULLIVAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...SAR
.TAG 2611658.0/NHC
.DELDT 04/24/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL BRENDAN.R.SULLIVAN@GMAIL.COM
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