515
FNUS72 KNHC 271136
FWSNHC
SPOT FORECAST FOR GORDON GUNTER @42060...NHC/TAFB
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1200 EDT MON APR 27 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0800 EDT ON APRIL 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NWS
NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER/TROPICAL ANALYSIS AND FORECAST
BRANCH AT (305)229-4425.
DISCUSSION
AN OLD SURFACE FRONTAL TROUGH IS MEANDERING ACROSS THE
ATLANTIC WATERS NORTH OF THE GREATER ANTILLES AND WILL CONTINUE TO
CONTRIBUTE TO A WEAKER THAN USUAL PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND
EASTERN CARIBBEAN THROUGH WED, RESULTING IN MOSTLY MODERATE OR
WEAKER WINDS AND SLIGHT TO MODERATE SEAS. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE
TO MODERATE SPEEDS OVER THE NE CARIBBEAN THU AS HIGH PRESSURE AGAIN BUILDS
NORTH OF THE AREA IN THE WAKE OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT THAT WILL BE MOVING ACROSS
THE WESTERN ATLANTIC. EXPECT SLIGHT SEAS IN NE SWELL ACROSS THE NE CARIBBEAN
THROUGH THU BEFORE MODERATE NNW SWELL REACHES THE REGION THU NIGHT.
LATITUDE = 16.43N
LONGITUDE = 63.33W
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT). SCATTERED SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 10 KNOTS.
SWELL HEIGHT........SOUTHWEST SWELL 3 FEET.
WAVE HEIGHT.........4 FEET.
WAVE HEIGHT.........4 FEET.
WAVE PERIOD.........14 SECONDS.
WAVE PERIOD.........14 SECONDS.
WIND WAVE...........2 FEET.
SEA SURFACE TEMP....81 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT.
TIME (EDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........96 96 96 96 96 96 99 99 99 99
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 81 81 81 81
SFC WND DIR.....E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
SFC WND SPD KTS.10 10 10 9 9 9 10 10 10 7
SFC WND GST.....12 12 12 11 11 11 12 12 12 9
SWELL DIRECTION.W W W W W W SW SW SW SW
SWELL HGT (FT)..3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
WAVE PERIOD (S).14 14 14 14 14 14 12 12 12 12
WIND WAVE (FT)..2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4
SST (F).........81 81 81 81 81 81 81 81 81 81
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT). SCATTERED SHOWERS
EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 9 KNOTS.
SWELL HEIGHT........SOUTHWEST SWELL 3 FEET.
WAVE HEIGHT.........4 FEET.
WAVE HEIGHT.........4 FEET.
WAVE PERIOD.........12 SECONDS DECREASING TO 8 SECONDS EARLY IN THE
EVENING.
WAVE PERIOD.........12 SECONDS DECREASING TO 8 SECONDS EARLY IN THE
EVENING.
WIND WAVE...........2 FEET.
SEA SURFACE TEMP....81 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT.
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99
WEATHER COV.....SCT SCT
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW
TSTM COV........
TEMP............81 81 81 81 81 81 81 81 80 80 80 80
SFC WND DIR.....SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E E E
SFC WND SPD KTS.7 7 6 6 6 8 8 8 8 8 8 9
SFC WND GST.....9 9 8 8 8 10 10 10 10 10 10 11
SWELL DIRECTION.SW SW S S S S S S SW SW SW SW
SWELL HGT (FT)..3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
WAVE PERIOD (S).12 12 5 5 5 5 5 5 8 8 8 8
WIND WAVE (FT)..2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
SST (F).........81 81 81 81 81 81 81 81 81 81 81 81
TUESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).EAST WINDS 8 TO 10 KNOTS.
SWELL HEIGHT........WEST SWELL 3 FEET.
WAVE HEIGHT.........3 FEET.
WAVE HEIGHT.........3 FEET.
WAVE PERIOD.........12 SECONDS.
WAVE PERIOD.........12 SECONDS.
WIND WAVE...........2 FEET.
SEA SURFACE TEMP....81 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT.
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........99 99 93 93 93 93 93 93 91 91 91 91
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............80 80 81 81 81 81 81 81 81 81 81 81
SFC WND DIR.....E E E E E E E E SE SE SE E
SFC WND SPD KTS.9 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 10 10 10 8
SFC WND GST.....11 11 10 10 10 10 10 10 12 12 12 10
SWELL DIRECTION.SW SW W W W W W W W W W W
SWELL HGT (FT)..3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
WAVE PERIOD (S).8 8 12 12 12 12 12 12 11 11 11 11
WIND WAVE (FT)..2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
SST (F).........81 81 81 81 81 81 81 81 81 81 81 81
FORECASTER...STRIPLING
REQUESTED BY...JEFF RAFACH
TYPE OF REQUEST...MARINE
.TAG 2611812.0/NHC
.DELDT 04/27/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL JEFFREY.M.RAFACH@NOAA.GOV
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