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Atlantic Tropical Weather Outlook
  • Thu, 12 Mar 2026 23:42:35 +0000: NHC Atlantic Tropical Weather Discussion - NHC Tropical Weather Discussion (Atlantic)
    000
    AXNT20 KNHC 122342
    TWDAT

    Tropical Weather Discussion
    NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
    0015 UTC Fri Mar 13 2026

    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
    2255 UTC.

    ...SPECIAL FEATURES...

    Western Atlantic Gale Warning: A cold front has exited the
    southeastern coast of the United States. Fresh to strong northerly
    winds and moderate seas are occurring behind the front. Fresh to
    strong southerly winds and moderate seas are found ahead of the
    front, especially north of 28N and west of 75W. Scattered
    moderate to isolated strong convection are evident ahead of the
    front. A Gale Warning is in effect for a portion of the NW waters
    for tonight. Peak winds should reach around 35 kt with peak seas
    around 10 ft tonight. The front will then rapidly weaken and begin
    to stall as it reaches from near 31N71W to extreme S Florida
    tomorrow morning, and conditions will gradually improve tomorrow.

    For the gale events above, please read the latest High Seas and
    Offshore Waters Forecast issued by the National Hurricane Center
    at website - https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/MIAHSFAT2.shtml and
    https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/marine/offshores.php for more
    information.

    ...MONSOON TROUGH/ITCZ...

    A monsoon trough enters the Atlantic through the coast of Guinea
    near 11N15W and continues southwestward to near 02N21W. The ITCZ
    continues from 02N21W to 01S30W and to 02S43W. Scattered moderate
    to isolated strong convection is observed south of 07N and between
    11W and 22W.

    ...GULF OF AMERICA...

    As of 2100 UTC, a cold front extends from the Tampa Bay area to
    18N94W in SE Mexico. Fresh to strong N to NE winds and seas of 6
    to 9 ft are behind the front. Near gale-force NW-N winds are found
    in the western Gulf and off Veracruz. Elsewhere across the Gulf
    ahead of the front, winds are moderate or weaker with seas 2-5 ft.

    For the forecast, the front will stall and significantly weaken
    over the southeastern Gulf tonight into early Fri, dissipating Fri
    night. Marine conditions will improve significantly early Fri
    through Sun as weak high pressure settles just N of the basin.
    Another strong cold front is expected to move into the NW Gulf Sun
    night and reach the southeastern Gulf by Mon night. Strong to
    near gale-force winds will follow the front along with seas
    rapidly becoming rough. Gale force winds will be possible in the
    NW Gulf, and offshore Tamaulipas and Veracruz, Mexico Mon and Mon
    night.

    ...CARIBBEAN SEA...

    The pressure gradient between the subtropical ridge and lower
    pressures in NW Colombia support fresh to strong NE trades just
    north of Colombia, moderate to fresh E trades over the eastern,
    central and SW Caribbean, and moderate or weaker in the NW
    Caribbean. Seas are 6-8 ft just north of Colombia, 5-7 ft over
    the eastern, central and SW Caribbean, and 2-5 ft over the NW
    Caribbean. A few showers and thunderstorms are affecting the
    Yucatan peninsula and western Cuba, with some of the convection
    over the coastal waters.

    For the forecast, the pressure gradient between north-central
    Atlantic high pressure and relatively lower pressure in Colombia
    will support fresh to strong trades across the central basin through
    the rest of this morning. Moderate to fresh NE to E winds will also
    pulse near the Windward Passage, S of Hispaniola, and the Gulf of
    Honduras also through the rest of this morning. The high pressure
    will shift eastward today through Fri night, leading to fresh to
    strong winds becoming confined to the south- central Caribbean S of
    13N during that time, while marine conditions gradually improve area-
    wide as the pressure gradient weakens. High pressure will build
    across the Atlantic to the N Sat night through Mon, leading to fresh
    to strong trades and building seas extending from the Tropical N
    Atlantic to the eastern and central Caribbean.

    ...ATLANTIC OCEAN...

    Please read the Special Features section above on a Gale Warning.

    In the western Atlantic, aside from the cold front mentioned in
    the Special Features section, a subtropical ridge dominates the
    region maintaining moderate or weaker winds and moderate seas.
    Elsewhere, ridging extends west-southwestward to 27N80W from a
    1033 mb Bermuda-Azores High near 36N30W. The pressure gradient
    between the ridge and lower pressure over the ITCZ is causing
    widespread moderate to fresh trades over the forecast waters with
    seas 4-8 ft.

    For the forecast west of 55W, fresh to strong southerly winds are
    E of northern Florida ahead of an approaching cold front. That
    front will move offshore of NE Florida by this evening, with fresh
    to gale-force winds and quickly building seas behind it Thu
    night. The front will then rapidly weaken and begin to stall as
    it reaches from near 31N71W to extreme S Florida Fri morning, then
    drift to the NW and dissipate Fri evening. High pressure ridging
    will then prevail across the northern waters Sat and strengthen
    Sat night through Mon, leading to fresh to locally strong winds
    and rough seas nearly basin-wide. The next cold front may move
    into the waters off Florida Mon night.

    $$
    Delgado
Tropical Weather Discussion
  • Thu, 12 Mar 2026 23:42:35 +0000: NHC Atlantic Tropical Weather Discussion - NHC Tropical Weather Discussion (Atlantic)
    000
    AXNT20 KNHC 122342
    TWDAT

    Tropical Weather Discussion
    NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
    0015 UTC Fri Mar 13 2026

    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
    2255 UTC.

    ...SPECIAL FEATURES...

    Western Atlantic Gale Warning: A cold front has exited the
    southeastern coast of the United States. Fresh to strong northerly
    winds and moderate seas are occurring behind the front. Fresh to
    strong southerly winds and moderate seas are found ahead of the
    front, especially north of 28N and west of 75W. Scattered
    moderate to isolated strong convection are evident ahead of the
    front. A Gale Warning is in effect for a portion of the NW waters
    for tonight. Peak winds should reach around 35 kt with peak seas
    around 10 ft tonight. The front will then rapidly weaken and begin
    to stall as it reaches from near 31N71W to extreme S Florida
    tomorrow morning, and conditions will gradually improve tomorrow.

    For the gale events above, please read the latest High Seas and
    Offshore Waters Forecast issued by the National Hurricane Center
    at website - https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/MIAHSFAT2.shtml and
    https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/marine/offshores.php for more
    information.

    ...MONSOON TROUGH/ITCZ...

    A monsoon trough enters the Atlantic through the coast of Guinea
    near 11N15W and continues southwestward to near 02N21W. The ITCZ
    continues from 02N21W to 01S30W and to 02S43W. Scattered moderate
    to isolated strong convection is observed south of 07N and between
    11W and 22W.

    ...GULF OF AMERICA...

    As of 2100 UTC, a cold front extends from the Tampa Bay area to
    18N94W in SE Mexico. Fresh to strong N to NE winds and seas of 6
    to 9 ft are behind the front. Near gale-force NW-N winds are found
    in the western Gulf and off Veracruz. Elsewhere across the Gulf
    ahead of the front, winds are moderate or weaker with seas 2-5 ft.

    For the forecast, the front will stall and significantly weaken
    over the southeastern Gulf tonight into early Fri, dissipating Fri
    night. Marine conditions will improve significantly early Fri
    through Sun as weak high pressure settles just N of the basin.
    Another strong cold front is expected to move into the NW Gulf Sun
    night and reach the southeastern Gulf by Mon night. Strong to
    near gale-force winds will follow the front along with seas
    rapidly becoming rough. Gale force winds will be possible in the
    NW Gulf, and offshore Tamaulipas and Veracruz, Mexico Mon and Mon
    night.

    ...CARIBBEAN SEA...

    The pressure gradient between the subtropical ridge and lower
    pressures in NW Colombia support fresh to strong NE trades just
    north of Colombia, moderate to fresh E trades over the eastern,
    central and SW Caribbean, and moderate or weaker in the NW
    Caribbean. Seas are 6-8 ft just north of Colombia, 5-7 ft over
    the eastern, central and SW Caribbean, and 2-5 ft over the NW
    Caribbean. A few showers and thunderstorms are affecting the
    Yucatan peninsula and western Cuba, with some of the convection
    over the coastal waters.

    For the forecast, the pressure gradient between north-central
    Atlantic high pressure and relatively lower pressure in Colombia
    will support fresh to strong trades across the central basin through
    the rest of this morning. Moderate to fresh NE to E winds will also
    pulse near the Windward Passage, S of Hispaniola, and the Gulf of
    Honduras also through the rest of this morning. The high pressure
    will shift eastward today through Fri night, leading to fresh to
    strong winds becoming confined to the south- central Caribbean S of
    13N during that time, while marine conditions gradually improve area-
    wide as the pressure gradient weakens. High pressure will build
    across the Atlantic to the N Sat night through Mon, leading to fresh
    to strong trades and building seas extending from the Tropical N
    Atlantic to the eastern and central Caribbean.

    ...ATLANTIC OCEAN...

    Please read the Special Features section above on a Gale Warning.

    In the western Atlantic, aside from the cold front mentioned in
    the Special Features section, a subtropical ridge dominates the
    region maintaining moderate or weaker winds and moderate seas.
    Elsewhere, ridging extends west-southwestward to 27N80W from a
    1033 mb Bermuda-Azores High near 36N30W. The pressure gradient
    between the ridge and lower pressure over the ITCZ is causing
    widespread moderate to fresh trades over the forecast waters with
    seas 4-8 ft.

    For the forecast west of 55W, fresh to strong southerly winds are
    E of northern Florida ahead of an approaching cold front. That
    front will move offshore of NE Florida by this evening, with fresh
    to gale-force winds and quickly building seas behind it Thu
    night. The front will then rapidly weaken and begin to stall as
    it reaches from near 31N71W to extreme S Florida Fri morning, then
    drift to the NW and dissipate Fri evening. High pressure ridging
    will then prevail across the northern waters Sat and strengthen
    Sat night through Mon, leading to fresh to locally strong winds
    and rough seas nearly basin-wide. The next cold front may move
    into the waters off Florida Mon night.

    $$
    Delgado
Active Tropical Systems
Scheduled Reconnaissance Flight Plans
  • Thu, 12 Mar 2026 18:07:55 +0000: Weather Reconnaissance Flights Plan of the Day - Weather Reconnaissance Flights Plan of the Day
    000
    NOUS42 KNHC 121807
    REPRPD
    WEATHER RECONNAISSANCE FLIGHTS
    CARCAH, NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER, MIAMI, FL.
    0210 PM EDT THU 12 MARCH 2026
    SUBJECT: WINTER SEASON PLAN OF THE DAY (WSPOD)
    VALID 13/1100Z TO 14/1100Z MARCH 2026
    WSPOD NUMBER.....25-102

    I. ATLANTIC REQUIREMENTS
    1. NEGATIVE RECONNAISSANCE REQUIREMENTS.
    2. OUTLOOK FOR SUCCEEDING DAY.....NEGATIVE.

    II. PACIFIC REQUIREMENTS
    1. FLIGHT ONE - NOAA 49
    A. 14/0000Z
    B. NOAA9 42WSE IOP43
    C. 13/1915Z
    D. 30 DROPS APPROXIMATELY 60 NM APART WITHIN AN AREA BOUNDED BY:
    35.0N 130.0W, 35.0N 150.0W, 55.0N 150.0W, AND 55.0N 130.0W
    E. 41,000 TO 45,000 FT/ 13/2030Z TO 14/0230Z

    2. SUCCEEDING DAY OUTLOOK: THE NOAA G-IV AIRCRAFT MAY FLY AN
    ATMOSPHERIC RIVERS MISSION OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC
    FOR THE 15/0000Z SYNOPTIC TIME.
    3. ADDITIONAL DAY OUTLOOK: THE NOAA G-IV AIRCRAFT MAY FLY AN
    ATMOSPHERIC RIVERS MISSION OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC
    FOR THE 16/0000Z SYNOPTIC TIME.

    $$
    SEF

    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
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