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Atlantic Tropical Weather Outlook
- Wed, 24 Dec 2025 21:28:34 +0000: NHC Atlantic Tropical Weather Discussion - NHC Tropical Weather Discussion (Atlantic)
000
AXNT20 KNHC 242128
TWDAT
Tropical Weather Discussion
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
0015 UTC Thu Dec 25 2025
Tropical Weather Discussion for North America, Central America
Gulf of America, Caribbean Sea, northern sections of South
America, and Atlantic Ocean to the African coast from the
Equator to 31N. The following information is based on satellite
imagery, weather observations, radar and meteorological analysis.
Based on 1800 UTC surface analysis and satellite imagery through
2045 UTC.
...SPECIAL FEATURES...
Central Atlantic Significant Swell: Very large NW swell is combining
with waves generated by strong NNE winds behind a cold front moving
eastward through the Central Atlantic to induce very rough seas
greater than 12 ft across a wide swath of waters N of 22N between
40W and 59W. Rough seas greater than 8 ft cover the waters N of a
line from 23N73W to 19N53W to 30N38W. Peak seas near 14 ft will
subside below 12 ft overnight. Another cold front extending from a
storm force low north of the area has entered the forecast waters. A
new set of NW swell generated from this storm will bring another
round of very rough seas to the region starting on Thu and
continuing through Fri. Gale force winds are expected behind the
front tonight into Thursday, mainly N of 30N.
Please read the latest High Seas Forecast issued by the National
Hurricane Center at website:
https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/MIAHSFAT2.shtml for more
information.
...MONSOON TROUGH/ITCZ...
The monsoon trough enters the eastern Atlantic near 10N14W to
04.5N19W. The ITCZ continues from 04.5N19W to 00N49W. Scattered
moderate convection is noted from 05N to 09N between 13W and 16W.
...GULF OF AMERICA...
A surface trough extends over the SW Gulf with scattered moderate
convection in the vicinity of the trough. Moderate to fresh winds
are over the SE Gulf, with gentle to moderate winds elsewhere.
Seas are in the 4-6 ft range over the SE Gulf and 2-4 ft
elsewhere.
For the forecast, strong high pressure centered over southern
Mississippi will continue to support moderate to fresh NE to E
winds and moderate to rough seas across the Straits of Florida and
the southeast Gulf through tonight. Areas of fog are possible
across the northern Gulf into Thu. A ridge will remain in control
of the weather pattern across the Gulf region the remainder of
the week, with a high pressure center located over the northeast
Gulf Thu through Sat. This system will produce mainly a gentle to
moderate wind flow with slight to moderate seas. The next cold
front is slated to enter the northwest Gulf on Mon.
...CARIBBEAN SEA...
The pressure gradient between high pressure N of the area and the
Colombian low is supporting fresh to locally strong winds over the
south central Caribbean, with seas in the 7-9 ft range. Fresh to
strong winds are also over the Windward Passage. Elsewhere W of
70W, moderate to fresh winds, and seas of 6-8 ft prevail. E of
70W, gentle to moderate winds and seas of 2-4 ft are noted.
For the forecast, strong high pressure across the western
Atlantic combined with the Colombian low will continue to support
fresh to strong winds in the lee of Cuba, the Windward Passage,
and the central Caribbean through Thu night, except through Mon
off Colombia. Long period northerly swell moving into the
northeastern passages will gradually subside Thu. This will be
followed by additional northerly swell arriving into northeastern
passages late Fri into Sat before subsiding Sun.
...ATLANTIC OCEAN...
See Special Features section above for information on significant
swell/Gale Warning.
Aside from conditions discussed above, a cold front extends from
31N37W to 24N47W where it transitions to a weakening stationary
front that continues to 20N64W. Scattered moderate and isolated
strong convection is in the vicinity of the front. Fresh to
strong winds are N of 27N within 60 nm west of the front. A second
cold front enters the waters near 31N66W to 30N75W. Scattered
moderate and isolated strong convection is in the vicinity of the
front. Fresh to strong winds are N of 30N east of the front to
69W. Elsewhere moderate or weaker winds with moderate seas
generally prevails.
For the forecast west of 55W, the tail of a weakening stationary
front extending from 23N50W to north of the Puerto Rico will
gradually dissipate through late today. A stronger front extending
from near Bermuda to 30N75W will move into the waters north of
27N and east of 75W through early Thu. Large swell continues to
impact the region east of the Bahamas. Strong winds and a new
group of large reinforcing swell will follow this front, mainly
over the waters east of 70W through tonight through Thu. Winds to
gale force will briefly impact the area north of 30N southeast of
Bermuda overnight. Another front will move into the waters between
northeast Florida and Bermuda Fri, before moving east of the area
Sat, bringing additional reinforcing swell east of 70W. Yet
another front will move off the northeast Florida coast Sat, and
move east of the region through Mon.
$$
AL
Tropical Weather Discussion
- Wed, 24 Dec 2025 21:28:34 +0000: NHC Atlantic Tropical Weather Discussion - NHC Tropical Weather Discussion (Atlantic)
000
AXNT20 KNHC 242128
TWDAT
Tropical Weather Discussion
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
0015 UTC Thu Dec 25 2025
Tropical Weather Discussion for North America, Central America
Gulf of America, Caribbean Sea, northern sections of South
America, and Atlantic Ocean to the African coast from the
Equator to 31N. The following information is based on satellite
imagery, weather observations, radar and meteorological analysis.
Based on 1800 UTC surface analysis and satellite imagery through
2045 UTC.
...SPECIAL FEATURES...
Central Atlantic Significant Swell: Very large NW swell is combining
with waves generated by strong NNE winds behind a cold front moving
eastward through the Central Atlantic to induce very rough seas
greater than 12 ft across a wide swath of waters N of 22N between
40W and 59W. Rough seas greater than 8 ft cover the waters N of a
line from 23N73W to 19N53W to 30N38W. Peak seas near 14 ft will
subside below 12 ft overnight. Another cold front extending from a
storm force low north of the area has entered the forecast waters. A
new set of NW swell generated from this storm will bring another
round of very rough seas to the region starting on Thu and
continuing through Fri. Gale force winds are expected behind the
front tonight into Thursday, mainly N of 30N.
Please read the latest High Seas Forecast issued by the National
Hurricane Center at website:
https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/MIAHSFAT2.shtml for more
information.
...MONSOON TROUGH/ITCZ...
The monsoon trough enters the eastern Atlantic near 10N14W to
04.5N19W. The ITCZ continues from 04.5N19W to 00N49W. Scattered
moderate convection is noted from 05N to 09N between 13W and 16W.
...GULF OF AMERICA...
A surface trough extends over the SW Gulf with scattered moderate
convection in the vicinity of the trough. Moderate to fresh winds
are over the SE Gulf, with gentle to moderate winds elsewhere.
Seas are in the 4-6 ft range over the SE Gulf and 2-4 ft
elsewhere.
For the forecast, strong high pressure centered over southern
Mississippi will continue to support moderate to fresh NE to E
winds and moderate to rough seas across the Straits of Florida and
the southeast Gulf through tonight. Areas of fog are possible
across the northern Gulf into Thu. A ridge will remain in control
of the weather pattern across the Gulf region the remainder of
the week, with a high pressure center located over the northeast
Gulf Thu through Sat. This system will produce mainly a gentle to
moderate wind flow with slight to moderate seas. The next cold
front is slated to enter the northwest Gulf on Mon.
...CARIBBEAN SEA...
The pressure gradient between high pressure N of the area and the
Colombian low is supporting fresh to locally strong winds over the
south central Caribbean, with seas in the 7-9 ft range. Fresh to
strong winds are also over the Windward Passage. Elsewhere W of
70W, moderate to fresh winds, and seas of 6-8 ft prevail. E of
70W, gentle to moderate winds and seas of 2-4 ft are noted.
For the forecast, strong high pressure across the western
Atlantic combined with the Colombian low will continue to support
fresh to strong winds in the lee of Cuba, the Windward Passage,
and the central Caribbean through Thu night, except through Mon
off Colombia. Long period northerly swell moving into the
northeastern passages will gradually subside Thu. This will be
followed by additional northerly swell arriving into northeastern
passages late Fri into Sat before subsiding Sun.
...ATLANTIC OCEAN...
See Special Features section above for information on significant
swell/Gale Warning.
Aside from conditions discussed above, a cold front extends from
31N37W to 24N47W where it transitions to a weakening stationary
front that continues to 20N64W. Scattered moderate and isolated
strong convection is in the vicinity of the front. Fresh to
strong winds are N of 27N within 60 nm west of the front. A second
cold front enters the waters near 31N66W to 30N75W. Scattered
moderate and isolated strong convection is in the vicinity of the
front. Fresh to strong winds are N of 30N east of the front to
69W. Elsewhere moderate or weaker winds with moderate seas
generally prevails.
For the forecast west of 55W, the tail of a weakening stationary
front extending from 23N50W to north of the Puerto Rico will
gradually dissipate through late today. A stronger front extending
from near Bermuda to 30N75W will move into the waters north of
27N and east of 75W through early Thu. Large swell continues to
impact the region east of the Bahamas. Strong winds and a new
group of large reinforcing swell will follow this front, mainly
over the waters east of 70W through tonight through Thu. Winds to
gale force will briefly impact the area north of 30N southeast of
Bermuda overnight. Another front will move into the waters between
northeast Florida and Bermuda Fri, before moving east of the area
Sat, bringing additional reinforcing swell east of 70W. Yet
another front will move off the northeast Florida coast Sat, and
move east of the region through Mon.
$$
AL
Active Tropical Systems
- Thu, 25 Dec 2025 03:28:07 +0000: The Atlantic hurricane season runs from June 1st through November 30th. - NHC Atlantic
The Atlantic hurricane season runs from June 1st through November 30th.
Scheduled Reconnaissance Flight Plans
- Wed, 24 Dec 2025 15:00:58 +0000: Weather Reconnaissance Flights Plan of the Day - Weather Reconnaissance Flights Plan of the Day
624
NOUS42 KNHC 241500
REPRPD
WEATHER RECONNAISSANCE FLIGHTS
CARCAH, NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER, MIAMI, FL.
1000 AM EST WED 24 DECEMBER 2025
SUBJECT: WINTER SEASON PLAN OF THE DAY (WSPOD)
VALID 25/1100Z TO 26/1100Z DECEMBER 2025
WSPOD NUMBER.....25-024
I. ATLANTIC REQUIREMENTS
1. NEGATIVE RECONNAISSANCE REQUIREMENTS.
2. OUTLOOK FOR SUCCEEDING DAY.....NEGATIVE.
$$
WJM
NNNN
Marine Weather Discussion
- Mon, 17 May 2021 15:22:40 +0000: NHC Marine Weather Discussion - NHC Marine Weather Discussion
000
AGXX40 KNHC 171522
MIMATS
Marine Weather Discussion
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
1122 AM EDT Mon May 17 2021
Marine Weather Discussion for the Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean Sea,
and Tropical North Atlantic from 07N to 19N between 55W and 64W
and the Southwest North Atlantic including the Bahamas
This is the last Marine Weather Discussion issued by the National
Hurricane Center. For marine information, please see the Tropical
Weather Discussion at: hurricanes.gov.
...GULF OF MEXICO...
High pressure along the middle Atlantic coasts extending SW to
the NE Gulf will remain generally stationary throughout the
week. This will support moderate to fresh E to SE winds over the
basin through Tue. Winds will increase to fresh to strong late
Tue through Fri as low pressure deepens across the Southern
Plains.
...CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN
55W AND 64W...
A ridge NE of the Caribbean Sea will shift eastward and weaken,
diminishing winds and seas modestly through Wed. Trade winds
will increase basin wide Wed night through Fri night as high
pressure builds across the western Atlantic.
...SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS...
A weakening frontal boundary from 25N65W to the central Bahamas
will drift SE and dissipate through late Tue. Its remnants will
drift N along 23N-24N. The pressure gradient between high
pressure off of Hatteras and the frontal boundary will support
an area of fresh to strong easterly winds N of 23N and W of 68W
with seas to 11 ft E of the Bahamas late Tue through Fri.
$$
.WARNINGS...Any changes impacting coastal NWS offices will be
coordinated through AWIPS II Collaboration Chat, or by
telephone:
.GULF OF MEXICO...
None.
.CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN
55W AND 64W...
None.
.SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS...
None.
$$
*For detailed zone descriptions, please visit:
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/abouttafbprod.shtml#OWF
Note: gridded marine forecasts are available in the National
Digital Forecast Database (NDFD) at:
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/marine/grids.php
For additional information, please visit:
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/marine
$$
.Forecaster GR. National Hurricane Center.
Atlantic Tropical Monthly Summary
- Thu, 01 May 2025 13:04:51 +0000: Atlantic Monthly Tropical Weather Summary - Atlantic Monthly Tropical Weather Summary
000<br />ABNT30 KNHC 011304<br />TWSAT <br /><br />Monthly Tropical Weather Summary<br />NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL<br />900 AM EDT Thu May 1 2025<br /><br />This is the last National Hurricane Center (NHC) Tropical Weather <br />Summary (TWS) text product that will be issued for the Atlantic <br />basin. The tropical cyclone statistics from the TWS will be found <br />on hurricanes.gov beginning with the 2025 hurricane season. This <br />change will allow for more frequent updates to the statistics and <br />the addition of graphics and links to supporting information that <br />this text only format cannot support. An account of tropical <br />cyclone names, classification (i.e., tropical depression, tropical <br />storm, or hurricane), and maximum sustained wind speed will be found <br />on hurricanes.gov at this url beginning around July 1: <br /><br />https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/data/tcr/index.php?basin=atl<br /><br />A sample webpage is provided here, with the "2023 Atlantic Summary <br />Table (PDF)" example linked below the Tropical Cyclone Reports <br />(TCRs):<br /><br />https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/data/tcr/index.php?season=2023&basin=atl <br /><br />This information will be updated no less frequently than monthly <br />during the hurricane season and will be updated after the season's <br />TCRs are completed to document the official record of the season's <br />tropical cyclone activity. Previously, the statistics and data in <br />the TWS were based on real-time operational assessments and were <br />not updated when the season's TCRs were complete. The new <br />web-based format allows the information to be updated once the <br />post-analysis for the season is complete. <br /><br />For more information, see Service Change Notice 25-22: Migration of <br />the Tropical Weather Summary Information from Text Product Format to <br />hurricanes.gov:<br /><br />https://www.weather.gov/media/notification/pdf_2025/scn25-<br />22_moving_info_from_tws_to_hurricanes.gov.pdf