000 FZNT27 KNHC 120301 OFFN06 NAVTEX Marine Forecast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1101 PM EDT Wed Sep 11 2024 ...Please refer to Coastal Waters Forecasts (CWF) available through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed Coastal Waters Forecasts... .SYNOPSIS...Tropical Storm Francine is near 30.2N 90.6W at 11 PM EDT, and is moving northeast at 14 kt. Maximum sustained winds are 60 kt with gusts to 75 kt, and the minimum central pressure is 981 mb. Francine will move inland to 32.0N 89.7W Thu morning, move inland and weaken to a tropical depression near 34.4N 89.8W Thu evening, become extratropical and move to 35.4N 90.1W Fri morning, 35.9N 90.2W Fri evening, and dissipate Sat morning. Associated winds and seas will diminish over the Gulf through Thu night, with westerly swell impacting the eastern Gulf through Thu night. High pressure will become established over the north-central Gulf this weekend, with rather tranquil conditions expected throughout the basin. Northwest Gulf of Mexico ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. W to NW winds 25 to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 8 to 11 ft in N to NE swell. .THU...W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, subsiding to 3 to 5 ft in the afternoon. .THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to S to SW after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft in the evening, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .FRI...SW to W winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to NW to N in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. .FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to SE to S after midnight. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. S winds 25 to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU...S to SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .THU NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. .FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Scattered showers and chance of tstms. .FRI NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the evening, subsiding to 2 ft or less. Chance of tstms. .SAT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SAT NIGHT...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .SUN NIGHT...W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .MON...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.