Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
783
FNUS72 KNHC 121327
FWSNHC
SPOT FORECAST FOR Dry Tortugas Discharge - Aug 12...USCG
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1400 EDT Wed Aug 12 2026
Forecast is based on forecast start time of 1000 EDT on August 12.
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 through Sat before weakening Sun.
This pattern will produce mostly light to gentle E to SE winds
across the spot forecast area along with seas 1 to 2 ft. Isolated
showers and thunderstorms are possible during this same time.
Latitude = 24.4
Longitude = -83.46
.REST OF TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (75-85 percent).
Max temperature.....Around 85.
Surface winds (kts).East winds 6 to 9 knots shifting to the
northeast around 6 knots late in the afternoon.
Swell height........East swell 2 feet.
Wave height.........2 feet.
Wave height.........2 feet.
Wave period.........0 SECONDS increasing to 5 SECONDS late in the
afternoon.
Wave period.........0 SECONDS increasing to 5 SECONDS late in the
afternoon.
Wind wave...........2 feet.
Sea surface temp....85 Degrees Fahrenheit.
TIME (EDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........73 73 73 73 91 91 91 91
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
Temp............84 84 84 84 85 85 85 85
SFC wnd dir.....E E E E E E E NE
SFC wnd spd kts.9 7 7 7 6 6 6 6
SFC wnd gst.....12 10 10 10 9 9 9 9
Swell direction.E E E E E E E E
Swell hgt (ft)..2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1
Wave period (s).0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5
Wind wave (ft)..2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Wave height (ft)2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
SST (F).........85 85 85 85 85 85 85 85
.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Cloudy (85-95 percent) then becoming mostly
clear (15-25 percent).
Min temperature.....Around 84.
Surface winds (kts).Northeast winds 5 to 8 knots.
Swell height........East swell 1 feet.
Wave height.........2 feet.
Wave height.........2 feet.
Wave period.........5 SECONDS.
Wave period.........5 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 (%).........91 91 29 29 29 29 29 29 14 14 14 14
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
Temp............85 85 85 85 85 85 85 85 84 84 84 84
SFC wnd dir.....NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E
SFC wnd spd kts.6 6 5 5 5 8 8 8 7 7 7 5
SFC wnd gst.....9 9 8 8 8 11 11 11 10 10 10 8
Swell direction.E E E E E E E E E E E E
Swell hgt (ft)..1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Wave period (s).5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Wind wave (ft)..2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Wave height (ft)2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1
SST (F).........85 85 85 85 85 85 85 85 85 85 85 85
.THURSDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (20-30 percent).
Max temperature.....Around 85.
Surface winds (kts).East winds up to 6 knots shifting to the
northeast around 7 knots late in the afternoon.
Swell height........East swell 1 feet.
Wave height.........1 foot.
Wave height.........1 foot.
Wave period.........5 SECONDS.
Wave period.........5 SECONDS.
Wind wave...........2 feet.
Sea surface temp....85 Degrees Fahrenheit.
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........14 14 38 38 38 38 38 38 18 18 18 18
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
Temp............84 84 84 84 84 84 84 84 85 85 85 85
SFC wnd dir.....E E E E E E E E E E E NE
SFC wnd spd kts.5 5 6 6 6 5 5 5 4 4 4 7
SFC wnd gst.....8 8 9 9 9 8 8 8 7 7 7 10
Swell direction.E E E E E E E E E E E E
Swell hgt (ft)..1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Wave period (s).5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4
Wind wave (ft)..2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Wave height (ft)1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
SST (F).........85 85 85 85 85 85 85 85 85 85 85 85
$$
Forecaster...KRV
Requested by...Sector Key West
Type of request...MARINE
.TAG 2619521.0/NHC
.DELDT 08/12/26
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