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AXNT20 KNHC 210544
TWDAT

Tropical Weather Discussion
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
0615 UTC Sat Mar 21 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 0000 UTC surface analysis and satellite imagery through 
0540 UTC.

...SPECIAL FEATURES...

East Atlantic Long-period N Swell: Very large, long-period north 
swell generated by a large fetch of gale-force winds in the 
northeast Atlantic will continue to propagate southward of 31N 
through Sun. Expect seas of 12-20 ft tonight, subsiding to 12 to 
16 ft on Sat, mainly N of 19N and east of about 38W. Seas over 
these northeastern waters will gradually diminish in areal 
coverage with the remaining very rough seas subsiding below 12 ft 
near the Canary Islands Mon. Please refer to the latest High Seas 
Forecast issued by the National Hurricane Center at website 
https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/MIAHSFAT2.shtml for more details.

...MONSOON TROUGH/ITCZ...

The monsoon trough axis enters the Atlantic through the coast of 
Sierra Leone near 07N12W and continues southwestward to 04N18W, 
where it transitions to the ITCZ that continues to 00N30W to just
inland Brazil near 01S44W. Scattered moderate convection is from
00N to 06N between 10W and 30W. Numerous moderate to strong
convection is elsewhere from 02S to 05N between 34W and 51W. 

...GULF OF AMERICA...

A basin-wide ridge is centered by a 1021 mb high located over the
NE Gulf near 28N86W. The pressure gradient between this ridge and
a cold front over the central Caribbean is leading to fresh N to 
NE winds across the SE Gulf, along with seas of 4 to 7 ft. 
Moderate or weaker winds and slight to moderate seas are 
elsewhere.

For the forecast, the pressure gradient between the ridge across 
the Gulf region and a cold front over the central Caribbean Sea 
will continue to support fresh NE winds and moderate seas over 
the SE Gulf, including the Straits of Florida, through tonight. 
Moderate to fresh NE winds are expected nightly, through the 
forecast period, across the eastern Bay of Campeche due to local 
effects associated with a trough. Elsewhere, moderate or weaker 
winds, and slight to moderate seas will prevail through Tue. Winds
may briefly increase to fresh speeds over the NE Gulf late Tue 
into early Wed as the pressure gradient tightens there. 

...CARIBBEAN SEA...

A cold front extends from Windward Passage to the offshore 
waters of Colombia. Mainly moderate to fresh NNE winds follow the
front, with locally strong winds being observed in the lee side of
southern Cuba and offshore Nicaragua. Seas are moderate to 6 ft
behind the front. Ahead of the front, over the eastern Caribbean,
winds are moderate or weaker from the SE and seas are slight to
moderate. 

For the forecast, fresh to locally strong N winds and moderate to
rough seas will continue behind the front, which is forecast to 
dissipate tonight. Afterward, moderate to locally strong NE winds 
will remain in the western Caribbean, including the lee side of 
Cuba and the Windward Passage through early Sun as high pressure 
develops across the northern Bahamas in the wake of the front. As 
the ridge shifts slightly eastward, fresh to strong winds and 
moderate to rough seas will develop offshore Colombia Sun night 
and prevail through Wed night. 

...ATLANTIC OCEAN... 

Refer to the Special Features section for details on large 
northerly swell that is impacting the far northeast waters of the 
discussion area.

A cold front extends from SE of Bermuda near 31N64W to a 1010 mb 
low pressure located near 28N67W to eastern Cuba into the central 
Caribbean Sea. A pre-frontal trough is parallel to the boundary  
from 23N66W across Hispaniola to 17N74W. Scattered heavy showers
are in the vicinity of the front between 56W and 75W. The 
pressure gradient between the front and high pressure building 
toward the region from the SE U.S. is leading to fresh to strong N
winds and rough seas west of the front to about 77W. Ahead of the
front to 56W, winds are fresh to strong from the SSW and seas are
rough to 11 ft.

In the east Atlantic, a dissipating stationary front lies between
the Canary Islands and the Cape Verde Island. The pressure
gradient between the low pressure system associated with this
front and a strong and broad ridge across the central subtropical
Atlantic waters continues to support strong to near gale-force W
to NW winds over the waters between the NW coast of Africa to
about 30W where seas are veru rough in the range of 13 to 20 ft.

For the forecast W of 55W, fresh to strong winds and rough seas 
on either side of the front, and mainly N of 25N, will continue to
affect the offshore waters from west to east through Sun as the 
front moves eastward as a cold front. This system is forecast to 
reach from 31N63W to Hispaniola by Sat morning, and from 31N57W to
Puerto Rico by Sun morning. Looking ahead, a new cold front is 
forecast to enter the offshore waters of NE Florida Mon night into
Tue, followed by fresh to strong NE to E winds and rough seas. 
These marine conditions are forecast to affect most of the waters 
N of 27N through the middle of the next week.

$$
Ramos