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FZNT25 KNHC 250325
OFFN04

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
1125 PM EDT Tue Sep 24 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...Tropical Storm Helene is near 19.9N 85.5W at 11 PM
EDT, and is moving west-northwest at 9 kt. Maximum sustained
winds are 50 kt with gusts to 60 kt, and the minimum central
pressure is 991 mb. Helene will strengthen to a hurricane near
21.1N 86.3W Wed morning, move to 22.7N 86.4W Wed evening, then
be near 25.4N 85.5W Thu morning. Hurricane Helene will be at
29.5N 84.2W Thu evening, then move inland and weaken to a
tropical depression near 34.0N 84.5W Fri morning.

...HURRICANE WARNING...

.OVERNIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E to SE winds
25 to 35 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated
tstms.
.WED...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. E to SE winds 35 to
40 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms.
.WED NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. E to SE winds
40 to 45 kt, becoming SE 70 to 80 kt after midnight. Seas 9 to
14 ft, building to 13 to 18 ft after midnight. Numerous showers
and isolated tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.THU...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. S winds 75 to 95 kt. Seas
16 to 21 ft. Numerous showers and isolated tstms.
.THU NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. SW winds 55 to
65 kt, diminishing to 30 to 40 kt after midnight. Seas 14 to 19
ft in SW swell, subsiding to 9 to 14 ft in SW to W swell after
midnight.
.FRI...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NW swell.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.

Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida

.SYNOPSIS...Tropical Storm Helene is near 19.9N 85.5W at 11 PM
EDT, and is moving west-northwest at 9 kt. Maximum sustained
winds are 50 kt with gusts to 60 kt, and the minimum central
pressure  is 991 mb. Helene will strengthen to a hurricane near
21.1N 86.3W  Wed morning, move to 22.7N 86.4W Wed evening, then
be near 25.4N  85.5W Thu morning. Hurricane Helene will be at
29.5N 84.2W Thu  evening, then move inland and weaken to a
tropical depression near 34.0N 84.5W Fri morning.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...

.OVERNIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered
showers and isolated tstms.
.WED...SE winds 20 to 25 kt S of 27N, and E to SE 15 to 20 kt N
of 27N. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms.
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 25 to 30 kt S of 27N, and SE 20 to 25 kt N
of 27N. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms.
.THU...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. Scattered showers
and isolated tstms.
.THU NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. S winds 25 to
30 kt S of 27N, and SE to S 30 to 40 kt N of 27N. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI...S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt S of 27N, and S to SW 10 to
15 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to N to NE in the
afternoon. Seas 3 ft.