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FZNT27 KNHC 242104
OFFN06

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...

.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.

Northwest Gulf of Mexico

.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Scattered
showers and isolated tstms.
.WED...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Scattered
showers and isolated tstms.
.WED NIGHT...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 6 to 9 ft. Scattered showers
and isolated tstms.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft,
subsiding to 3 to 5 ft late.
.SAT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW to W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding
to 2 ft or less.

North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico

...HURRICANE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
Scattered showers and isolated tstms.
.WED...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers
and isolated tstms.
.WED NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NE to E winds
25 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft late.
Numerous showers and scattered tstms.
.THU...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. NE winds 25 to
30 kt, becoming N 45 to 50 kt in the afternoon. Seas 11 to
16 ft, building to 16 to 21 ft in the afternoon. Numerous
showers and scattered tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.THU NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NW winds 75 to
95 kt, becoming W to NW 30 to 35 kt late. Seas 15 to 25 ft,
subsiding to 13 to 18 ft late.
.FRI...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft,
subsiding to 3 to 5 ft late.
.SAT...SW to W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN...SW to W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.