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FZNT27 KNHC 261517
OFFN06

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
1117 AM EDT Thu Sep 26 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 25.5N 85.5W at 11 AM EDT,
and is moving north-northeast at 12 kt. Maximum sustained winds
are 90 kt with gusts to 110 kt, and the minimum central pressure
is 960 mb. Helene will move to 28.8N 84.3W this evening, move
inland and weaken to a tropical storm near 33.9N 84.5W Fri
morning, weaken as an extratropical cyclone near 36.4N 86.6W Fri
evening, 36.5N 87.5W Sat morning, 36.3N 87.6W Sat evening, and
36.2N 87.2W Sun morning. Helene will dissipate early Mon. Winds
and seas related to Helene will prevail across the eastern Gulf
waters through late Fri. Light to gentle winds and slight seas
will prevail across the basin beginning on Sat through early
next week. 

Northwest Gulf of Mexico

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.THIS AFTERNOON...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in E to 
SE swell. 
.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft in E to SE
swell. 
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in E swell. 
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SAT...W to NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW to W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the evening,
subsiding to 2 ft or less. 
.SUN...NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to SE to S after
midnight. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.MON...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.  

North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico

...HURRICANE WARNING...

.THIS AFTERNOON...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. NE winds 35 to
40 kt, becoming N to NE 45 to 50 kt in the afternoon. Seas 13 to
18 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. Vsby 1 NM or less. 
.TONIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. NW to N winds 90 to
100 kt, becoming W to NW 35 to 40 kt after midnight. Seas 15 to
20 ft in SE swell. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. 
.FRI...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE WITH HURRICANE
CONDITIONS ALSO POSSIBLE. W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft 
in NW swell. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW to W winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SAT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN...SW to W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning,
subsiding to 2 ft or less. 
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.MON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to NE in the afternoon.
Seas 2 ft or less.