465
FNUS72 KNHC 171401
FWSNHC
SPOT FORECAST FOR WEATHER FORECAST...ATC MOBILE
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1300 EDT SUN MAY 17 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0900 EDT ON MAY 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NWS
NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER/TROPICAL ANALYSIS AND FORECAST
BRANCH AT (305)229-4425.
DISCUSSION
MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES AND WINDS FROM THE EAST GENERALLY
AT 5-10 KTS PREVAIL THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING TODAY AND
MONDAY. AVIATION WEATHER IS DISCUSSED BELOW.
CURRENT SKY CONDITIONS ARE MOSTLY CLEAR WITH FEW/SCT CLOUDS NEAR
3000FT. MORE CLOUDS DEVELOP BY LATE MORNING, EARLY AFTERNOON AS
WINDS PICK UP AND TURN ESE WITH SOME VCTS MAINLY TO THE NORTH
OVER CUBA. SAME GENERAL TRENDS CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD.
SOME THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS CURRENTLY TO THE EAST NEAR THE
EASTERNMOST TIP OF CUBA. EXPECT MORE TS TO DEVELOP OVER CUBA
DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS ON BOTH DAYS AND OVERNIGHT INTO THE
EARLY MORNINGS NEAR THE WINDWARD PASSAGE.
TAF 19.9201N 75.1428W 171325Z 1713/1824 02005KT FEW030 FEW250
FM171700 12010G18KT P6SM SCT030 BKN090 TOPS 150
TEMPO 1719/1800 VCTS BKN030 BKN080 TOPS ABV FL240
FM180000 09007KT P6SM FEW050 SCT150
FM180600 02005KT P6SM FEW040 SCT080
FM181700 12011G15KT P6SM SCT045 BKN150 TOPS 150
TEMPO 1819/1824 VCTS BKN030 BKN080 TOPS ABV FL240
WINDS:
030 - 09012KT
050 - 09010KT
100 - 13007KT
LATITUDE = 19.9201
LONGITUDE = -75.1428
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 84.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).EAST WINDS AROUND 8 KNOTS SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHEAST 6 TO 7 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SWELL HEIGHT........SOUTHEAST SWELL 2 FEET.
WAVE HEIGHT.........3 FEET SUBSIDING TO 2 FEET LATE IN THE MORNING.
WAVE PERIOD.........7 SECONDS.
SEA SURFACE TEMP....84 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT.
TIME (EDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........22 22 22 22 22 19 19 19 19
WEATHER COV..... SCT SCT SCT
WEATHER TYPE.... TS TS TS
TSTM COV........ CHC CHC CHC
TEMP............81 81 81 81 81 84 84 84 84
SFC WND DIR.....NE NE E E E E E E SE
SFC WND SPD KTS.8 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 6
SFC WND GST.....13 13 13 13 13 11 11 11 10
SWELL DIRECTION.E E E E E SE SE SE SE
SWELL HGT (FT)..2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
WAVE PERIOD (S).5 5 5 5 5 7 7 7 7
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
SST (F).........84 84 84 84 84 84 84 84 84
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).EAST WINDS 6 TO 8 KNOTS SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHEAST UP TO 7 KNOTS LATE IN THE EVENING.
SWELL HEIGHT........SOUTHEAST SWELL 2 FEET.
WAVE HEIGHT.........2 FEET.
WAVE PERIOD.........7 SECONDS.
SEA SURFACE TEMP....84 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT.
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........19 19 12 12 12 12 12 12 7 7 7 7
WEATHER COV.....SCT SCT SCT
WEATHER TYPE....TS TS TS
TSTM COV........CHC CHC CHC
TEMP............84 84 81 81 81 81 81 81 79 79 79 79
SFC WND DIR.....SE SE E E E NE NE NE NE NE NE N
SFC WND SPD KTS.6 6 8 8 8 7 7 7 4 4 4 4
SFC WND GST.....10 10 13 13 13 11 11 11 8 8 8 8
SWELL DIRECTION.SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
SWELL HGT (FT)..2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2
WAVE PERIOD (S).7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
SST (F).........84 84 84 84 84 84 84 84 84 84 84 84
MONDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 84.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).NORTH WINDS UP TO 5 KNOTS SHIFTING TO THE EAST
6 TO 9 KNOTS LATE IN THE MORNING.
SWELL HEIGHT........SOUTHEAST SWELL 2 FEET.
WAVE HEIGHT.........2 FEET.
WAVE PERIOD.........7 SECONDS.
SEA SURFACE TEMP....84 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT.
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 9 9 9 9
WEATHER COV..... SCT SCT SCT
WEATHER TYPE.... TS TS TS
TSTM COV........ CHC CHC CHC
TEMP............79 79 82 82 82 82 82 82 84 84 84 84
SFC WND DIR.....N N N N N E E E SE SE SE E
SFC WND SPD KTS.4 4 5 5 5 9 9 9 7 7 7 6
SFC WND GST.....8 8 9 9 9 14 14 14 11 11 11 10
SWELL DIRECTION.SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
SWELL HGT (FT)..2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1
WAVE PERIOD (S).7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
SST (F).........84 84 84 84 84 84 84 84 84 84 84 84
FORECASTER...BA
REQUESTED BY...LT ALEX HALL
TYPE OF REQUEST...SAR
.TAG 2613861.0/NHC
.DELDT 05/17/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL ALEXANDER.D.HALL@USCG.MIL
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