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FZNT27 KNHC 231554
OFFN06

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
1154 AM EDT Mon Sep 23 2024

...Please refer to Coastal Waters Forecasts (CWF) available
through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed
Coastal Waters Forecasts...

.SYNOPSIS...Advisories for Potential Tropical Cyclone Nine in
the western Caribbean have been initiated this morning. Nine is
located near 17.6N 82.0W moving N at 5 kt. Maximum sustained
winds are 25 kt with gusts to 35 kt. Minimum central pressure is
1004 mb. Nine is expected to move slowly N-NW today and
gradually become better organized, reaching near 18.6N 82.4W
this evening as a Tropical Depression, near 19.5N 83.7W Tue
morning as a Tropical Storm, near 22.1N 96W Wed morning as a
hurricane, near 27.1N 85.1W Thu morning as a major hurricane,
then inland near 34N 83W by Fri morning. Nine is expected to
become a large and powerful hurricane. Widespread showers and
thunderstorms will continue across the W and NW Caribbean then
shift into the SE Gulf Tue and Wed as Nine moves northward into
the eastern Gulf.

Northwest Gulf of Mexico

.THIS AFTERNOON...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
Scattered showers and isolated tstms.
.TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning,
subsiding to 2 ft or less. Scattered showers and isolated tstms.
.TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
Scattered showers and isolated tstms.
.WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.WED NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico

.THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Scattered showers
and isolated tstms.
.TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 2 ft or less,
building to 3 ft after midnight. Scattered showers and isolated
tstms.
.WED...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E winds 20 to 25 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.
.THU...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.
.THU NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.
.FRI...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in SW to W swell.