Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
609 FZNT25 KNHC 271458 OFFN04 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1058 AM EDT Fri Sep 27 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...Tropical Storm Helene is well inland near 35.1N 83.8W at 11 AM EDT, moving north at 28 kt. Maximum sustained winds are 40 kt with gusts to 60 kt, and the minimum central pressure is 975 mb. Strong winds and rough seas over the NE Gulf waters will dissipate this afternoon into tonight. Light to gentle winds and slight seas will prevail across the basin Sat through early next week. .THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NW swell. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft in the evening, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida .SYNOPSIS....Tropical Storm Helene is inland near 35.1N 83.8W at 11 AM EDT, and is moving north at 28 kt. Maximum sustained winds are 40 kt with gusts to 60 kt, and the minimum central pressure is 975 mb. Helene will weaken as an extratropical cyclone near 37.3N 85.6W this evening, move to 37.5N 86.5W Sat morning, 37.5N 86.4W Sat evening, 37.5N 86.1W Sun morning, 37.6N 85.7W Sun evening, and dissipate Mon morning. Winds off the Florida east coast will improve this afternoon into tonight, with seas subsiding below 8 ft by tonight. Elsewhere, Hurricane Isaac is near 37.4N 46.8W at 11 AM EDT, and is moving east-northeast at 16 kt. Maximum sustained winds are 65 kt with gusts to 80 kt, and the minimum central pressure is 981 mb. Issac will continue moving away from the area, but generate N swell that will propagate into waters N of 30N and E of 60W, producing seas near 8 ft today. .THIS AFTERNOON...S to SW winds 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .TONIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt S of 27N, and S to SW 15 to 20 kt N of 27N. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft in the evening, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and SE to S 5 to 10 kt N of 27N. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and SE to S 10 to 15 kt N of 27N. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.