743
FZNT27 KNHC 260330
OFFN06

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
1130 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 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 over the southeastern U.S. Fri evening.

Northwest Gulf of Mexico

.OVERNIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Chance
of showers and slight chance of tstms.
.THU...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 8 to
11 ft in E to SE swell in the afternoon. Scattered showers and
isolated tstms.
.THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft in E to SE
swell.
.FRI...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft in E swell.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 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...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to SE to S after
midnight. Seas 2 ft or less.
.MON...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.

North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico

...HURRICANE WARNING...

.OVERNIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NE to E winds
25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in SE to S swell. Scattered showers
and isolated tstms.
.THU...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. NE winds 35 to
40 kt, becoming N to NE 55 to 65 kt in the afternoon. Seas 11 to
16 ft, building to 16 to 26 ft in SE to S swell in the
afternoon. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. Vsby 1 NM or
less.
.THU NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. NW winds 90 to
110 kt, becoming W to NW 30 to 340 kt after midnight. Seas 20 to
30 ft in SE swell, subsiding to 16 to 21 ft in S swell after
midnight. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. Vsby 1 NM or
less.
.FRI...W winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft in NW to N swell,
becoming 7 to 10 ft in NW swell in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...SW to W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...SW to W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning,
subsiding to 2 ft or less.
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.MON...SW to W winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to NE in the
afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less.