203
FNUS72 KNHC 141338
FWSNHC
SPOT FORECAST FOR DRY TORTUGAS DISCHARGE...USCG
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1300 EDT FRI AUG 14 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0900 EDT ON AUGUST 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NWS
NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER/TROPICAL ANALYSIS AND FORECAST
BRANCH AT (305)229-4425.
DISCUSSION
THE WESTERN ATLANTIC RIDGE EXTENDS WESTWARD INTO THE
NE GULF, AND WILL CHANGE LITTLE TODAY AND TOMORROW BEFORE WEAKENING ON SUN.
THIS PATTERN WILL PRODUCE MOSTLY LIGHT TO GENTLE E TO SE WINDS
ACROSS THE SPOT FORECAST AREA ALONG WITH SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE DURING THIS SAME TIME.
LATITUDE = 24.4
LONGITUDE = -83.46
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 85.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).EAST WINDS 8 TO 10 KNOTS SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHEAST AROUND 10 KNOTS LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
SWELL HEIGHT........SOUTHEAST SWELL 1 FEET.
WAVE HEIGHT.........2 FEET.
WAVE HEIGHT.........2 FEET.
WAVE PERIOD.........2 SECONDS.
WAVE PERIOD.........2 SECONDS.
WIND WAVE...........2 FEET.
SEA SURFACE TEMP....85 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT.
TIME (EDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........14 14 14 14 14 11 11 11 11
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............85 85 85 85 85 85 85 85 85
SFC WND DIR.....E E E E E E E E NE
SFC WND SPD KTS.10 10 9 9 9 8 8 8 10
SFC WND GST.....13 13 12 12 12 11 11 11 13
SWELL DIRECTION.SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
SWELL HGT (FT)..1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2
WAVE PERIOD (S).2 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0
WIND WAVE (FT)..2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
SST (F).........85 85 85 85 85 85 85 85 85
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 84.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS SHIFTING TO THE
EAST 8 TO 11 KNOTS OVERNIGHT.
SWELL HEIGHT........SOUTHEAST SWELL 2 FEET.
WAVE HEIGHT.........2 FEET BUILDING TO 3 FEET LATE IN THE EVENING.
WAVE HEIGHT.........2 FEET BUILDING TO 3 FEET LATE IN THE EVENING.
WAVE PERIOD.........0 SECONDS.
WAVE PERIOD.........0 SECONDS.
WIND WAVE...........2 FEET.
SEA SURFACE TEMP....85 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT.
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........11 11 29 29 29 29 29 29 81 81 81 81
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............85 85 85 85 85 85 85 85 85 85 85 85
SFC WND DIR.....NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E E E
SFC WND SPD KTS.10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 11 11 11 8
SFC WND GST.....13 13 13 13 13 15 15 15 16 16 16 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 2 2 2 2
WAVE PERIOD (S).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
WIND WAVE (FT)..2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
SST (F).........85 85 85 85 85 85 85 85 85 85 85 85
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 85.
SURFACE WINDS (KTS).EAST WINDS 7 TO 12 KNOTS.
SWELL HEIGHT........EAST SWELL 2 FEET.
WAVE HEIGHT.........3 FEET SUBSIDING TO 2 FEET LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
WAVE HEIGHT.........3 FEET SUBSIDING TO 2 FEET LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
WAVE PERIOD.........0 SECONDS.
WAVE PERIOD.........0 SECONDS.
WIND WAVE...........2 FEET INCREASING TO 4 FEET EARLY IN THE
MORNING, THEN DECREASING TO 2 FEET LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
SEA SURFACE TEMP....85 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT.
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........81 81 64 64 64 64 64 64 17 17 17 17
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............85 85 84 84 84 84 84 84 85 85 85 85
SFC WND DIR.....E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE E
SFC WND SPD KTS.8 8 12 12 12 10 10 10 9 9 9 7
SFC WND GST.....10 10 17 17 17 14 14 14 12 12 12 10
SWELL DIRECTION.SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E E E
SWELL HGT (FT)..2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
WAVE PERIOD (S).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
WIND WAVE (FT)..2 2 4 4 4 4 4 4 2 2 2 2
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2
SST (F).........85 85 85 85 85 85 85 85 85 85 85 85
FORECASTER...BA
REQUESTED BY...SECTOR KEY WEST
TYPE OF REQUEST...MARINE
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.DELDT 08/14/26
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