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FZNT25 KNHC 260925
OFFN04

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
525 AM EDT Thu Sep 26 2024

...Please refer to Coastal Waters Forecasts (CWF) available
through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed
Coastal Waters Forecasts...

Southeast Gulf of Mexico

.SYNOPSIS...Hurricane Helene is near 24.2N 86.2W at 5 AM EDT,
and is moving north-northeast at 10 kt. Maximum sustained winds
are 80 kt with gusts to 100 kt, and the minimum central pressure
is 966 mb. Helene will move to 26.8N 85.2W this afternoon, then
inland to 31.6N 84.0W Fri morning. Hurricane Helene will weaken
as an extratropical cyclone near 36.1N 84.9W Fri afternoon, then
be over the southeast U.S. Sat morning.

...HURRICANE WARNING...

.TODAY...HURRICANE CONDITIONS. S winds 75 to 95 kt. Seas 17 to
27 ft in S to SW swell. Numerous showers and isolated tstms. Vsby
1 NM or less.
.TONIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. SW winds 60 to 70 kt,
diminishing to 35 to 40 kt after midnight. Seas 15 to 25 ft in SW
swell, subsiding to 10 to 15 ft in W swell after midnight.
Scattered showers and isolated tstms.
.FRI...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft in NW swell.
Scattered tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered
tstms.
.SAT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning,
subsiding to 2 ft or less.
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.MON...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.

Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida

.SYNOPSIS....Hurricane Helene is near 24.2N 86.2W at 5 AM EDT,
and is moving north-northeast at 10 kt. Maximum sustained winds
are 80 kt with gusts to 100 kt, and the minimum central pressure
is 966 mb. Helene will move to 26.8N 85.2W this afternoon, then
inland to 31.6N 84.0W Fri morning. Hurricane Helene will weaken
as an extratropical cyclone near 36.1N 84.9W Fri afternoon.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...

.TODAY...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. S of 27N, SE to S
winds 30 to 35 kt. N of 27N, SE winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming SE to
S 30 to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SE swell.
Scattered showers and isolated tstms.
.TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. S winds 30 to
35 kt S of 27N, and SE to S 35 to 40 kt N of 27N. Seas 6 to 9 ft
in S swell. Scattered showers and isolated tstms.
.FRI...S winds 20 to 25 kt S of 27N, and S 25 to 30 kt N of 27N.
Seas 6 to 9 ft in S swell. Scattered showers and isolated tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt S of 27N, and S 20 to
25 kt N of 27N. Seas 4 to 6 ft in E to SE swell. Scattered tstms.
.SAT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and S to SW 15 to
20 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.