083
FNUS72 KNHC 201527
FWSNHC
SPOT FORECAST FOR USCG...USCG
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1500 EDT WED MAY 20 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1200 EDT ON MAY 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NWS
NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER/TROPICAL ANALYSIS AND FORECAST
BRANCH AT (305)229-4425.
DISCUSSION
PLEASE CONTACT 305-229-4424 OR 919-559-1452 IF
URGENT UPDATES/ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ARE REQUIRED.
LATITUDE = 26.53
LONGITUDE = -92.8
MODERATE E-SE WINDS AND E-SE WAVES AT 4 FT (1.3 M) ARE FORECAST,
HOWEVER A LARGE AND INTENSE COMPLEX OF THUNDERSTORMS LOCATED
APPROXIMATELY 30 NM TO THE NW OF THE SITE IS RAPIDLY APPROACHING
WITH A SMALLER LINE AND OUTFLOW BOUNDARY AHEAD OF IT NEAR THE
SITE PRODUCING CLOUDINESS AND LIGHTNING. FREQUENT AND INTENSE
LIGHTNING, GUSTY WINDS, SQUALLS, AND WIND SHEAR, WITH RAPID
CHANGES IN WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION WITH HEIGHT, ARE LIKELY AS
THE LARGER COMPLEX RAPIDLY APPROACHES THROUGH THE REST OF THE
MORNING AND INTO THE AFTERNOON. THIS ACTIVITY CAN ALSO LEAD TO
LOCALLY HIGHER SEAS AT THE SURFACE.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).SOUTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 11 KNOTS EARLY IN THE
MORNING.
SWELL HEIGHT........SOUTHEAST SWELL 4 FEET.
WAVE HEIGHT.........4 FEET EARLY IN THE MORNING.
WAVE PERIOD.........7 SECONDS EARLY IN THE MORNING.
WAVE PERIOD.........7 SECONDS EARLY IN THE MORNING.
WIND WAVE...........2 FEET EARLY IN THE MORNING.
SEA SURFACE TEMP....79 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT.
TIME (EDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........45 45 76 76 76 76
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............79 79 79 79 79 79
SFC WND DIR.....SE SE SE SE SE SE
SFC WND SPD KTS.11 11 10 10 10 9
SFC WND GST.....18 18 15 15 15 14
SWELL DIRECTION.SE SE SE SE SE SE
SWELL HGT (FT)..4 4 4 4 4 4
WAVE PERIOD (S).7 7 7 7 7 7
WIND WAVE (FT)..2 2 2 2 2 2
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)4 4 4 4 4 4
SST (F).........79 79 79 79 79 79
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).SOUTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 10 KNOTS.
SWELL HEIGHT........SOUTHEAST SWELL 4 FEET.
WAVE HEIGHT.........4 FEET.
WAVE PERIOD.........7 SECONDS.
WAVE PERIOD.........7 SECONDS.
WIND WAVE...........2 FEET.
SEA SURFACE TEMP....79 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT.
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........76 76 51 51 51 51 51 51 72 72 72 72
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............79 79 79 79 79 79 79 79 78 78 78 78
SFC WND DIR.....SE SE E E E E E E SE SE SE SE
SFC WND SPD KTS.9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 10 10 10 10
SFC WND GST.....14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 15 15 15 15
SWELL DIRECTION.SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
SWELL HGT (FT)..4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
WAVE PERIOD (S).7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
WIND WAVE (FT)..2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
SST (F).........79 79 79 79 79 79 79 79 79 79 79 79
FORECASTER...LEWITSKY
REQUESTED BY...USCG
TYPE OF REQUEST...SAR
.TAG 2614131.0/NHC
.DELDT 05/20/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL LEAH.L.LLEWELLYN@USCG.MIL
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