866
FZNT25 KNHC 251531
OFFN04

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
1131 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...

Southeast Gulf of Mexico

.SYNOPSIS...Hurricane Helene is near 21.6N 86.3W at 11 AM EDT,
and is moving north-northwest at 9 kt. Maximum sustained winds
are 70 kt with gusts to 85 kt, and the minimum central pressure
is 979 mb. Helene will move to 23.0N 86.4W this evening, 25.7N
85.7W Thu morning, 29.7N 84.6W Thu evening, move inland and
weaken to a tropical storm near 34.3N 85.0W Fri morning, and
weaken to a tropical depression near 36.6N 86.9W Fri evening.
Marine conditions will gradually improve across the Gulf waters
beginning on Fri or Fri night.

...HURRICANE WARNING...

.THIS AFTERNOON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. E to SE winds 35 to
45 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms.
.TONIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. E to SE winds 45 to
50 kt, becoming SE 80 to 90 kt after midnight. Seas 13 to 18 ft.
Numerous showers and isolated tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less.
.THU...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. S winds 75 to 95 kt. Seas
18 to 28 ft in S to SW swell. Numerous showers and isolated
tstms.
.THU NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. SW winds 45 to
50 kt, diminishing to 25 to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 17 to
22 ft in SW swell, subsiding to 10 to 15 ft in SW to W swell
after midnight. Numerous showers and scattered tstms.
.FRI...SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft in NW swell.
Numerous showers and scattered tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...S to 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 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.

Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida

.SYNOPSIS...Hurricane Helene is near 21.6N 86.3W at 11 AM EDT,
and is moving north-northwest at 9 kt. Maximum sustained winds
are 70 kt with gusts to 85 kt, and the minimum central pressure
is 979 mb. Helene will move to 23.0N 86.4W this evening, 25.7N
85.7W Thu morning, 29.7N 84.6W Thu evening, move inland and
weaken to a tropical storm near 34.3N 85.0W Fri morning, and
weaken to a tropical depression near 36.6N 86.9W Fri evening. As
Helene move across the eastern Gulf of Mexico, expect increasing
winds and building across the waters just E of the Florida
Peninsula.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 20 to 25 kt S of 27N, and E to SE
15 to 20 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and
isolated tstms.
.TONIGHT...SE to S winds 25 to 30 kt S of 27N, and SE 20 to 25 kt
N of 27N. Seas 4 to 6 ft in E swell. Scattered showers and
isolated tstms.
.THU...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. S of 27N, SE to S
winds 25 to 30 kt. N of 27N, SE winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming SE to
S 30 to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SE swell.
Scattered showers and isolated tstms.
.THU NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. S of 27N, S
winds 25 to 30 kt. N of 27N, SE to S winds 35 to 40 kt, becoming
S 25 to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S swell.
Scattered showers and isolated tstms.
.FRI...S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S swell. Numerous
showers and scattered tstms.
.FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt S of 27N, and S 15 to
20 kt N of 27N. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SE to S swell.
.SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and S to SW 10 to
15 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt S of 27N, and SW to W 10 to 15 kt
N of 27N. Seas 3 ft.