944
FNUS72 KNHC 290331
FWSNHC

SPOT FORECAST FOR 29Mar25 sortie to Great Inagua, BS...USCG
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
300 EDT Sat Mar 29 2025

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 2300 EDT on March 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NWS
NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER/TROPICAL ANALYSIS AND FORECAST
BRANCH AT (305)229-4425.

.DISCUSSION...At the surface, 15 to 20 kt E winds will persist
across the region from Aguadilla PR to Inagua Island, Bahamas
through late Sat. Flight level winds at FL130 will be E-SE 10-15
kt. No significant shower or thunderstorm activity is expected. See
aviationweather.gov for latest TAFs from around the region.

 Latitude = N20.9748
 Longitude = W73.81

.SATURDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (20-30 percent).
Max temperature.....Around 81.
Surface winds (kts).East winds 13 to 16 knots.
Swell height........Southwest swell 2 feet.
Wave height.........5 feet.
Wave period.........4 SECONDS increasing to 9 SECONDS early in the
                    morning.
Wave period.........4 SECONDS increasing to 9 SECONDS early in the
                    morning.
Wind wave...........6 feet.
Sea surface temp....80 Degrees Fahrenheit.

TIME (EDT)      6 AM      9 AM      NOON      3 PM
Sky (%).........29        31        31        19
Weather cov.....
Weather type....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
Tstm cov........
Temp............77        79        79        81
SFC wind (kts)..E 16G21   E 15G20   E 14G19   E 15G20
Swell hgt (ft)..SW 3      SW 2      SW 2      SW 2
Wave period (s).4         9         9         8
Wind wave (ft)..6         4         4         4
Wave height (ft)5         5         4         4
SST (F).........80        80        80        80

.SATURDAY NIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (5-15 percent).
Min temperature.....Around 78.
Surface winds (kts).East winds 13 to 17 knots.
Swell height........West swell 2 feet.
Wave height.........4 feet.
Wave period.........9 SECONDS.
Wave period.........9 SECONDS.
Wind wave...........6 feet.
Sea surface temp....80 Degrees Fahrenheit.

TIME (EDT)      6 PM      9 PM      MIDNGT    3 AM
Sky (%).........19        1         1         13
Weather cov.....
Weather type....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
Tstm cov........
Temp............81        79        79        79
SFC wind (kts)..E 13G18   E 16G21   E 17G23   E 16G21
Swell hgt (ft)..SW 2      W 2       W 2       W 2
Wave period (s).8         9         9         8
Wind wave (ft)..4         6         6         4
Wave height (ft)4         4         4         4
SST (F).........80        80        80        80

$$
Forecaster...CHRISTENSEN
Requested by...LT Ben Chapman
Type of request...SAR
.TAG 2508377.0/NHC
.DELDT 03/28/25
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL madison.e.scott@uscg.mil,benjamin.a.chapman@uscg.mil