Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
939 FZNT25 KNHC 260325 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1125 PM EDT Wed Sep 25 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 23.1N 86.6W at 11 PM EDT, and is moving north at 8 kt. Maximum sustained winds are 75 kt with gusts to 90 kt, and the minimum central pressure is 972 mb. Helene will move to 25.4N 86.1W Thu morning, 29.5N 84.5W Thu evening, then move inland and weaken to a tropical storm near 34.3N 84.7W Fri morning. Tropical Storm Helene will become an extratropical cyclone near 36.7N 87.1W Fri evening and be over the southeastern U.S. Sat morning. ...HURRICANE WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS. E to SE winds 50 to 55 kt, becoming SE 65 to 75 kt after midnight. Seas 16 to 21 ft. Numerous showers and isolated tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. S winds 80 to 100 kt. Seas 20 to 30 ft in S to SW swell. Numerous showers and isolated tstms. .THU NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. SW winds 50 to 60 kt, diminishing to 25 to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 15 to 25 ft in SW swell, subsiding to 10 to 15 ft in SW to W swell after midnight. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft in NW swell. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .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 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...E to 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 23.1N 86.6W at 11 PM EDT, and is moving north at 8 kt. Maximum sustained winds are 75 kt with gusts to 90 kt, and the minimum central pressure is 972 mb. Helene will move to 25.4N 86.1W Thu morning, 29.5N 84.5W Thu evening, then move inland and weaken to a tropical storm near 34.3N 84.7W Fri morning. Tropical Storm Helene will become an extratropical cyclone near 36.7N 87.1W Fri evening. ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...SE winds 25 to 30 kt S of 27N, and SE 20 to 25 kt N of 27N. Seas 4 to 6 ft in E swell. Scattered showers and chance of 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 in SE swell. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. S of 27N, S winds 30 to 35 kt. N of 27N, SE to S winds 35 to 40 kt, diminishing to 25 to 30 kt after midnight. 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 8 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 NE to E swell. .SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. 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.