The National Hurricane Center in Miami issued Special Forecast Advisory Number 6 for Tropical Storm Arthur at 4:30 p.m. UTC on Wednesday, June 17, 2026.
As of the advisory, the storm’s center was located near latitude 28.8 North, longitude 95.5 West, with that position accurate to within 30 nautical miles. The storm was moving toward the northeast at approximately 8 knots, or about 9 miles per hour.
Arthur had maximum sustained winds of 40 knots — roughly 46 miles per hour — with gusts reaching up to 50 knots. The storm’s estimated minimum central pressure stood at 999 millibars. Tropical storm-force winds of 34 knots extended outward 150 nautical miles to the northeast and southeast of the center.
According to the forecast, Arthur was expected to move inland by midnight Wednesday night, at which point maximum winds were projected to drop to 30 knots with gusts to 40 knots. By Thursday morning, the system was forecast to weaken further into a post-tropical remnant low near latitude 31.9 North, longitude 91.6 West, with winds down to 20 knots.
The National Hurricane Center forecasts the storm will fully dissipate by Thursday evening, June 19.
The advisory was issued by Forecaster Reinhart. The next full advisory was scheduled for 9:00 p.m. UTC Wednesday, with an intermediate public advisory expected at 6:00 p.m. UTC.
Ships within 300 miles of the storm’s center were asked to submit reports every three hours to assist in tracking the system.
