Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
097 FZNT27 KNHC 252115 OFFN06 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 515 PM 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...Hurricane Helene is near 22.5N 86.6W at 5 PM EDT, and is moving north at 10 kt. Maximum sustained winds are 75 kt with gusts to 90 kt, and the minimum central pressure is 978 mb. Helene will move to 24.1N 86.2W Thu morning, 27.4N 85.2W Thu afternoon, inland N of the area near 32.1N 84.6W Fri morning, and weaken as an extratropical cyclone near 37.1N 88.1W Sat morning. Marine conditions will gradually improve across the Gulf waters beginning on Fri or Fri night. Northwest Gulf of Mexico .TONIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 8 to 11 ft in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...SW to W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico ...HURRICANE WARNING... .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NE to E winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft late. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .THU...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. NE winds 35 to 40 kt, becoming N to NE 60 to 70 kt in the afternoon. Seas 11 to 16 ft, building to 16 to 26 ft in the afternoon. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. .THU NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. NW winds 85 to 105 kt, becoming W to NW 30 to 35 kt late. Seas 20 to 30 ft, subsiding to 16 to 21 ft late. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI...W winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft, subsiding to 7 to 10 ft in the afternoon. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. .FRI NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 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 in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.