770
FZNT27 KNHC 250336
OFFN06

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
1136 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 19.9N 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 in the southeastern U.S. Fri morning.

Northwest Gulf of Mexico

.OVERNIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 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. Chance of
showers and slight chance of tstms.
.WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance
of 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 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in E to SE
swell.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW to W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the evening,
subsiding to 2 ft or less.
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.

North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico

...HURRICANE WARNING...

.OVERNIGHT...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 chance of tstms.
.WED NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NE to E winds
25 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and isolated
tstms.
.THU...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. NE winds 30 to
35 kt, becoming N to NE 50 to 55 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 to
14 ft, building to 13 to 18 ft in the afternoon. Scattered
showers and isolated tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.THU NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NW winds 80 to
100 kt, becoming W to NW 35 to 40 kt after midnight. Seas 13 to
18 ft in SE swell.
.FRI...W winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NW to N swell.
.FRI NIGHT...SW to W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft,
subsiding to 3 to 5 ft after midnight.
.SAT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.