737
FZNT25 KNHC 242104
OFFN04

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
504 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 19.7N 84.7W at 5 PM
EDT, and is moving west-northwest at 10 kt. Maximum sustained
winds are 45 kt with gusts to 55 kt, and the minimum central
pressure is 995 mb. Helene will move to 20.4N 86.0W Wed morning,
strengthen to a hurricane near 21.7N 86.6W Wed afternoon, 23.7N
86.1W Thu morning, 27.0N 84.9W Thu afternoon, move inland and
weaken to a tropical storm near 31.5N 84.0W Fri morning, and
move inland and weaken to a tropical depression near 35.5N 84.8W
Fri afternoon. Helene will move inland near 38.2N 89.0W Sat
afternoon. Helene is expected to become a large and powerful
hurricane.

...HURRICANE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...E to SE winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered
showers and isolated tstms.
.WED...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. E to SE winds 30 to
40 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms.
.WED NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. E to SE winds
40 to 45 kt, increasing to 65 to 75 kt after midnight. Seas 14 to
19 ft. Numerous showers and isolated tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.THU...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. S winds 75 to 95 kt. Seas
17 to 22 ft. Numerous showers and isolated tstms.
.THU NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. SW winds 60 to
70 kt, diminishing to 25 to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 16 to
21 ft in SW to W swell, subsiding to 9 to 14 ft in W to NW swell
after midnight.
.FRI...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NW swell.
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, subsiding
to 3 to 5 ft after midnight.
.SAT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning,
subsiding to 2 ft or less.

Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida

.SYNOPSIS...Tropical Storm Helene is near 19.7N 84.7W at 5 PM
EDT, and is moving west-northwest at 10 kt. Maximum sustained
winds are 45 kt with gusts to 55 kt, and the minimum central
pressure is 995 mb. Helene will move to 20.4N 86.0W Wed morning,
strengthen to a hurricane near 21.7N 86.6W Wed afternoon, 23.7N
86.1W Thu morning, 27.0N 84.9W Thu afternoon, move inland and
weaken to a tropical storm near 31.5N 84.0W Fri morning, and move
inland and weaken to a tropical depression near 35.5N 84.8W Fri
afternoon. Helene will move inland near 38.2N 89.0W Sat afternoon.
Helene is expected to become a large and powerful hurricane. As
Helene moves across the eastern Gulf of Mexico, expect strong
winds and rough seas just E of the Florida Peninsula to about 78W.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...

.TONIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered
showers and isolated tstms.
.WED...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered
showers and isolated tstms.
.WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 25 to 30 kt S of 27N, and SE 20 to
25 kt N of 27N. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered tstms.
.THU...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. S of 27N, SE to S
winds 30 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. N
of 27N, SE winds 25 to 30 kt. 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 15 to 20 kt S of 27N, and S to SW 20 to 25 kt N of
27N. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt S of 27N, and S 15 to
20 kt N of 27N. 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 SW 10 to 15 kt N
of 27N. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...S of 27N, S winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to N to NE in the
afternoon. N of 27N, W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft in the
morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less.