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FNUS72 KNHC 231250
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SPOT FORECAST FOR Bahamas Distress Signal...USCG D7
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1300 EDT Tue Apr 23 2024

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0900 EDT on April 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NWS
NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER/TROPICAL ANALYSIS AND FORECAST
BRANCH AT (305)229-4424.

.DISCUSSION...Moderate winds and seas persist across the immediate
area of the distress signal in the relatively protected waters
between the northern tip of Andros Island and Bimini Island,
following a weak cold front that moved across the area yesterday.
Note that rough seas persist a little farther west across the
Gulf Stream between Bimini Island and West Palm Beach. Wave
heights over the Gulf Stream will subside through late today.
Little change is expected elsewhere.

 Latitude = 25.5708
 Longitude = 78.5708

.REST OF TODAY...
TIME (EDT)      9 AM      NOON      3 PM
Sky (%).........50        50        50
Weather cov.....
Weather type....NONE      NONE      NONE
Tstm cov........
Temp............74        74        74
SFC wind (kts)..NE 15G19  NE 14G18  NE 13G17
Swell hgt (ft)..N 4       N 4       NE 3
Wave period (s).5         5         5
Wind wave (ft)..4         4         4
Wave height (ft)4         4         4
SST (F).........78        78        78

.TONIGHT...
TIME (EDT)      6 PM      9 PM      MIDNGT    3 AM
Sky (%).........50        50        50        45
Weather cov.....
Weather type....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
Tstm cov........
Temp............74        73        73        72
SFC wind (kts)..NE 13G17  NE 11G15  NE 11G15  E 9G11
Swell hgt (ft)..NE 3      NE 3      NE 3      NE 2
Wave period (s).5         4         4         4
Wind wave (ft)..4         4         4         2
Wave height (ft)3         3         3         3
SST (F).........78        78        78        78

.WEDNESDAY...
TIME (EDT)      6 AM      9 AM      NOON      3 PM
Sky (%).........45        7         7         1
Weather cov.....
Weather type....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
Tstm cov........
Temp............72        72        72        73
SFC wind (kts)..E 10G12   E 10G14   E 10G14   E 10G12
Swell hgt (ft)..NE 2      NE 2      NE 2      E 1
Wave period (s).4         4         4         3
Wind wave (ft)..2         2         2         2
Wave height (ft)2         2         2         1
SST (F).........78        78        78        78

$$
Forecaster...CHRISTENSEN
Requested by...RCC Miami
Type of request...MARINE
.TAG 2411940.0/NHC
.DELDT 04/23/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL RCCMIAMI@USCG.MIL