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Atlantic Tropical Weather Outlook
- Sat, 06 Dec 2025 10:07:15 +0000: NHC Atlantic Tropical Weather Discussion - NHC Tropical Weather Discussion (Atlantic)
000
AXNT20 KNHC 061007
TWDAT
Tropical Weather Discussion
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
1215 UTC Sat Dec 6 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 0600 UTC surface analysis and satellite imagery through
1005 UTC.
...MONSOON TROUGH/ITCZ...
The monsoon trough enters the Atlantic through the coast of Sierra
Leone near 09N13W to 06N23W. The ITCZ extends from 06N23W to
05N35W to 01N50W. Numerous moderate to isolated strong convection
is observed from 02N to 11N and between 13W and 29W.
GULF OF AMERICA...
A weak cold front extends from near Yankeetown, Florida to
26N90W, then becomes a stationary front to near Veracruz, Mexico.
A few showers are noted behind the front. Moderate or weaker
winds and slight to moderate seas prevail across the basin.
For the forecast, moderate or weaker winds and moderate seas
prevail across the basin and these marine conditions will persist
into Sun afternoon. A new cold front is expected to enter the NW
Gulf Sun evening and sweep over the basin into early next week,
leading to fresh to strong N to NW winds and building seas in the
wake of the front. Gale-force NW-N winds may develop off Veracruz
Mon afternoon and evening. Winds and seas will diminish Tue into
Wed as the front stalls across the NW Caribbean and W Cuba.
CARIBBEAN SEA...
A cluster of showers associated with a weak surface trough are
moving into the NW Caribbean, extending from 14N to 18N and
between 79W and 84W. Pockets of low-level moisture are also
bringing isolated showers to the eastern and central Caribbean.
High pressure north of the area continues to support moderate to
fresh easterly trade winds and moderate to locally rough seas in
the eastern and central Caribbean. Elsewhere, light to gentle
winds and slight to moderate seas prevail.
For the forecast, moderate pressure gradient between weak high
pressure centered north of the Greater Antilles and lower
pressures in northern South America will sustain moderate to
fresh easterly trade winds and moderate seas over the central
and eastern Caribbean through the middle of next week. Moderate
or lighter winds and slight to moderate seas will prevail
elsewhere. A persistent E-NE swell will support rough seas in
the Atlantic passages of the Lesser Antilles through the
forecast period. Looking ahead, a weakening cold front may
approach the northwestern Caribbean on Tue and linger across the
area through Wed. High pressure will build in by the middle of
next week, leading to strong winds and rough seas in the south-
central Caribbean into late next week.
ATLANTIC OCEAN...
A cold front extends from 31N77W to Palm Coast, Florida. Fresh to
locally strong SW winds and moderate to locally rough seas are
noted ahead of the front to 70W and north of 30N. Meanwhile,
moderate to locally fresh easterly winds and moderate seas are
found south of 23N and west of 55W. Elsewhere west of 55W, light
to gentle winds and moderate seas prevail.
A frontal trough extends from 31N47W to 24N61W and moderate to
locally strong SW winds and seas of 6-10 ft are found east of the
trough to 35W and north of 27N. A broad subtropical ridge extends
southwestward from a 1025 mb high pressure in the far eastern
Atlantic to the Bahamas. The pressure gradient between this ridge
and lower pressures in the deep tropics results in moderate to
fresh easterly winds and rough seas south of 22N and between
Africa and Lesser Antilles. In the remainder of the basin,
moderate or weaker winds and moderate seas are prevalent.
For the forecast west of 55W, the winds and seas associated with
the front off NE Florida will push eastward quickly today into
Sun. The front will extend from near Bermuda to central Florida by
early Sun morning and dissipate Sun evening. Looking ahead, a
complex low pressure system and strong cold front will move
through the northwestern tropical Atlantic by early next week,
supporting widespread fresh to strong winds and building seas
ahead of and behind the front Mon through Tue. Conditions will
improve late Tue into Wed.
$$
Delgado
Tropical Weather Discussion
- Sat, 06 Dec 2025 10:07:15 +0000: NHC Atlantic Tropical Weather Discussion - NHC Tropical Weather Discussion (Atlantic)
000
AXNT20 KNHC 061007
TWDAT
Tropical Weather Discussion
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
1215 UTC Sat Dec 6 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 0600 UTC surface analysis and satellite imagery through
1005 UTC.
...MONSOON TROUGH/ITCZ...
The monsoon trough enters the Atlantic through the coast of Sierra
Leone near 09N13W to 06N23W. The ITCZ extends from 06N23W to
05N35W to 01N50W. Numerous moderate to isolated strong convection
is observed from 02N to 11N and between 13W and 29W.
GULF OF AMERICA...
A weak cold front extends from near Yankeetown, Florida to
26N90W, then becomes a stationary front to near Veracruz, Mexico.
A few showers are noted behind the front. Moderate or weaker
winds and slight to moderate seas prevail across the basin.
For the forecast, moderate or weaker winds and moderate seas
prevail across the basin and these marine conditions will persist
into Sun afternoon. A new cold front is expected to enter the NW
Gulf Sun evening and sweep over the basin into early next week,
leading to fresh to strong N to NW winds and building seas in the
wake of the front. Gale-force NW-N winds may develop off Veracruz
Mon afternoon and evening. Winds and seas will diminish Tue into
Wed as the front stalls across the NW Caribbean and W Cuba.
CARIBBEAN SEA...
A cluster of showers associated with a weak surface trough are
moving into the NW Caribbean, extending from 14N to 18N and
between 79W and 84W. Pockets of low-level moisture are also
bringing isolated showers to the eastern and central Caribbean.
High pressure north of the area continues to support moderate to
fresh easterly trade winds and moderate to locally rough seas in
the eastern and central Caribbean. Elsewhere, light to gentle
winds and slight to moderate seas prevail.
For the forecast, moderate pressure gradient between weak high
pressure centered north of the Greater Antilles and lower
pressures in northern South America will sustain moderate to
fresh easterly trade winds and moderate seas over the central
and eastern Caribbean through the middle of next week. Moderate
or lighter winds and slight to moderate seas will prevail
elsewhere. A persistent E-NE swell will support rough seas in
the Atlantic passages of the Lesser Antilles through the
forecast period. Looking ahead, a weakening cold front may
approach the northwestern Caribbean on Tue and linger across the
area through Wed. High pressure will build in by the middle of
next week, leading to strong winds and rough seas in the south-
central Caribbean into late next week.
ATLANTIC OCEAN...
A cold front extends from 31N77W to Palm Coast, Florida. Fresh to
locally strong SW winds and moderate to locally rough seas are
noted ahead of the front to 70W and north of 30N. Meanwhile,
moderate to locally fresh easterly winds and moderate seas are
found south of 23N and west of 55W. Elsewhere west of 55W, light
to gentle winds and moderate seas prevail.
A frontal trough extends from 31N47W to 24N61W and moderate to
locally strong SW winds and seas of 6-10 ft are found east of the
trough to 35W and north of 27N. A broad subtropical ridge extends
southwestward from a 1025 mb high pressure in the far eastern
Atlantic to the Bahamas. The pressure gradient between this ridge
and lower pressures in the deep tropics results in moderate to
fresh easterly winds and rough seas south of 22N and between
Africa and Lesser Antilles. In the remainder of the basin,
moderate or weaker winds and moderate seas are prevalent.
For the forecast west of 55W, the winds and seas associated with
the front off NE Florida will push eastward quickly today into
Sun. The front will extend from near Bermuda to central Florida by
early Sun morning and dissipate Sun evening. Looking ahead, a
complex low pressure system and strong cold front will move
through the northwestern tropical Atlantic by early next week,
supporting widespread fresh to strong winds and building seas
ahead of and behind the front Mon through Tue. Conditions will
improve late Tue into Wed.
$$
Delgado
Active Tropical Systems
- Sat, 06 Dec 2025 10:07:24 +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
- Fri, 05 Dec 2025 16:26:49 +0000: Weather Reconnaissance Flights Plan of the Day - Weather Reconnaissance Flights Plan of the Day
000
NOUS42 KNHC 051626
REPRPD
WEATHER RECONNAISSANCE FLIGHTS
CARCAH, NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER, MIAMI, FL.
1130 AM EST FRI 05 DECEMBER 2025
SUBJECT: WINTER SEASON PLAN OF THE DAY (WSPOD)
VALID 06/1100Z TO 07/1100Z DECEMBER 2025
WSPOD NUMBER.....25-005
I. ATLANTIC REQUIREMENTS
1. NEGATIVE RECONNAISSANCE REQUIREMENTS.
2. OUTLOOK FOR SUCCEEDING DAY.....NEGATIVE.
II. PACIFIC REQUIREMENTS
1. NEGATIVE RECONNAISSANCE REQUIREMENTS.
2. SUCCEEDING DAY OUTLOOK: A USAF WC-130J AIRCRAFT MAY FLY AN
ATMOSPHERIC RIVERS MISSION OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC FOR THE
08/0000Z SYNOPTIC TIME.
3. ADDITIONAL DAY OUTLOOK: A USAF WC-130J AIRCRAFT MAY FLY AN
ATMOSPHERIC RIVERS MISSION OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC FOR THE
09/0000Z 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