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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.