Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
260 FZNT27 KNHC 250931 OFFN06 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 531 AM 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...Tropical Storm Helene is near 20.7N 86.0W at 5 AM EDT, and is moving north-northwest at 8 kt. Maximum sustained winds are 55 kt with gusts to 65 kt, and the minimum central pressure is 985 mb. Helene will strengthen to a hurricane near 21.9N 86.5W this afternoon, then move to 24.1N 86.2W Thu morning. Hurricane Helene will be near 27.4N 85.0W Thu afternoon, 32.0N 84.2W Fri morning, then move inland and weaken to a tropical depression over the southern Appalachians Fri afternoon. Northwest Gulf of Mexico .TODAY...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Chance of showers and slight chance of tstms. .TONIGHT...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 8 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 to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .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. .SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico ...HURRICANE WARNING... .TODAY...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and chance of tstms. .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NE to E winds 30 to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Showers and scattered tstms. .THU...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. NE winds NE 55 to 65 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft, building to 13 to 18 ft in the afternoon. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. NW winds 80 to 100 kt, becoming W to NW 30 to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 14 to 19 ft in SE to S swell. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI...W winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in NW swell. .FRI NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 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...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.