Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
891 FZNT32 KNHC 260322 OFFN21 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1122 PM EDT Wed Sep 25 2024 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast for the Gulf of Mexico Seas given as significant wave height, which is the average height of the highest 1/3 of the waves. Individual waves may be more than twice the significant wave height. .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 near 36.7N 87.1W Fri evening and be over the southeastern U.S. Sat morning. Gulf of Mexico N of 26N W of 87W ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NE winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. N winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft, building to 11 to 16 ft in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 13 to 18 ft. .FRI...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft, subsiding to 8 to 11 ft in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft in the evening, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .SUN...NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt, shifting to E after midnight. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Gulf of Mexico from 22N to 26N W of 87W ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. N winds 45 to 55 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .THU...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. NW winds 35 to 45 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .THU NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt, diminishing to 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NE in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. SW Gulf of Mexico S of 22N W of 87W ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NW winds less than 10 kt within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, and NW 30 to 40 kt elsewhere. Seas 2 ft or less within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, and 4 to 6 ft elsewhere. .THU...NW winds 10 to 15 kt within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, and NW 15 to 25 kt elsewhere. Seas 2 ft or less within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, and 4 to 6 ft elsewhere. .THU NIGHT...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Elsewhere, NW winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to W after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Gulf of Mexico E of 87W ...HURRICANE WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS. SE winds 65 to 80 kt. Seas 17 to 22 ft. .THU...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. SE winds 80 to 90 kt, shifting to SW 80 to 100 kt in the afternoon. Seas 20 to 30 ft. .THU NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. W winds 80 to 100 kt, diminishing to 30 to 40 kt after midnight. Seas 17 to 27 ft, subsiding to 12 to 17 ft after midnight. .FRI...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .SUN...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less.