097
FZNT27 KNHC 252115
OFFN06

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
515 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...

.SYNOPSIS...Hurricane Helene is near 22.5N 86.6W at 5 PM EDT,
and is moving north at 10 kt. Maximum sustained winds are 75 kt
with gusts to 90 kt, and the minimum central pressure is 978 mb.
Helene will move to 24.1N 86.2W Thu morning, 27.4N 85.2W Thu
afternoon, inland N of the area near 32.1N 84.6W Fri morning,
and weaken as an extratropical cyclone near 37.1N 88.1W Sat
morning. Marine conditions will gradually improve across the
Gulf waters beginning on Fri or Fri night.

Northwest Gulf of Mexico

.TONIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered
showers and isolated tstms.
.THU...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 8 to
11 ft in the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. Scattered
showers and isolated tstms.
.FRI...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Scattered
showers and isolated tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW to W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.MON...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.

North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico

...HURRICANE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NE to E winds
25 to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft late.
Numerous showers and scattered tstms.
.THU...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. NE winds 35 to 40 kt,
becoming N to NE 60 to 70 kt in the afternoon. Seas 11 to 16 ft,
building to 16 to 26 ft in the afternoon. Scattered showers and
isolated tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.THU NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. NW winds 85 to
105 kt, becoming W to NW 30 to 35 kt late. Seas 20 to 30 ft,
subsiding to 16 to 21 ft late. Scattered showers and isolated
tstms.
.FRI...W winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft, subsiding to 7 to
10 ft in the afternoon. Numerous showers and scattered tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding
to 2 ft or less.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.MON...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.