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SPOT FORECAST FOR Dry Tortugas Discharge...USCG
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
950 EDT Mon Aug 10 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...High pressure ridging extending from the western Atlantic across
the northern Gulf will gradually weaken as it slides southward through the next
few days allowing for light to gentle easterly breezes over the incident location.
Seas of slight state are expected during the forecast period. Isolated showers and
thunderstorms are possible during this same time.
Latitude = 24.44N
Longitude = -83.46W
.WEDNESDAY...
Sky/weather.........Partly sunny (45-55 percent). Isolated showers and thunderstorms.
Max temperature.....Around 85.
Surface winds (kts).East winds 8 to 10 knots.
Swell height........East swell 2 feet.
Wave height.........2 feet.
Wave height.........2 feet.
Wave period.........3 SECONDS.
Wave period.........3 SECONDS.
Wind wave...........2 feet.
Sea surface temp....86 Degrees Fahrenheit.
TIME (EDT) 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM
Sky (%).........69 69 26
Weather cov.....
Weather type....NONE NONE NONE
Tstm cov........
Temp............85 85 85
SFC wind (kts)..E 10G12 E 9G11 E 8G10
Swell hgt (ft)..E 2 E 2 E 2
Wave period (s).0 0 3
Wind wave (ft)..2 2 2
Wave height (ft)2 2 2
SST (F).........86 86 86
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (10-20 percent). Isolated showers and thunderstorms.
Min temperature.....Around 84.
Surface winds (kts).East winds 8 to 9 knots.
Swell height........East swell 2 feet.
Wave height.........2 feet.
Wave height.........2 feet.
Wave period.........3 SECONDS.
Wave period.........3 SECONDS.
Wind wave...........2 feet.
Sea surface temp....86 Degrees Fahrenheit.
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
Sky (%).........26 26 8 8 8 8 8 8 4 4 4 4
Weather cov..... M M M M M M M M M M
Weather type.... M M M M M M M M M M
Tstm cov........ M M M M M M M M M M
Temp............85 85 85 85 85 85 85 85 85 85 85 85
SFC wnd dir.....E E E E E E E E E E E E
SFC wnd spd kts.8 8 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
SFC wnd gst.....10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 11 11 11 11
Swell direction.E E E E E E E E E E E E
Swell hgt (ft)..2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Wave period (s).3 3 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 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
SST (F).........86 86 86 86 86 86 86 86 86 86 86 86
.THURSDAY...
Sky/weather.........Partly sunny (60-70 percent). Isolated showers and thunderstorms
Max temperature.....Around 85.
Surface winds (kts).East winds 6 to 9 knots.
Swell height........Southeast 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....86 Degrees Fahrenheit.
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........4 4 41 41 41 41 41 41 66 66 66 66
Weather cov.....M M M M M M M M M M M M
Weather type....M M M M M M M M M M M M
Tstm cov........M M M M M M M M M M M M
Temp............85 85 84 84 84 84 84 84 85 85 85 85
SFC wnd dir.....E E E E E E E E E E E E
SFC wnd spd kts.9 9 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6
SFC wnd gst.....11 11 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 9 9
Swell direction.E E E E E E E E 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 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 2
SST (F).........86 86 86 86 86 86 86 86 86 86 86 86
$$
Forecaster...AGUIRRE
Requested by...Sector Key West
Type of request...MARINE
.TAG 2619010.0/NHC
.DELDT 08/10/26
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
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