Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
752 FZNT27 KNHC 270321 OFFN06 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1121 PM EDT Thu Sep 26 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 29.9N 83.9W at 11 PM EDT, and is moving north-northeast at 21 kt. Maximum sustained winds are 120 kt with gusts to 140 kt, and the minimum central pressure is 938 mb. Helene will move inland and weaken to a tropical storm near 33.9N 84.0W Fri morning, weaken as an extratropical cyclone near 36.9N 86.2W Fri evening, 36.8N 87.5W Sat morning, 36.9N 86.9W Sat evening, 37.1N 86.4W Sun morning, and dissipate Sun evening. Winds and seas will improve over the eastern Gulf waters by Fri night. Light to gentle winds and slight seas will prevail across the basin beginning on Sat through early next week. Northwest Gulf of Mexico .OVERNIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft in E to SE swell. .FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in E to SE swell. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...W to NW 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...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...N to 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. .MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico ...HURRICANE WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS. NW winds 95 to 115 kt, becoming W to NW 35 to 40 kt after midnight. Seas 16 to 21 ft in SE swell. 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 15 to 20 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 10 to 15 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 winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to NE in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .TUE...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.