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FZNT27 KNHC 262106
OFFN06

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
506 PM 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 27.9N 84.6W at 5 PM EDT,
and is moving north-northeast at 20 kt. Maximum sustained winds
are 110 kt with gusts to 135 kt, and the minimum central
pressure is 951 mb. Helene will move inland to 31.5N 83.7W Fri
morning, weaken as an extratropical cyclone near 35.8N 85.0W Fri
afternoon, weaken as an extratropical cyclone near 37.0N 86.5W
Sat morning, 37.1N 87.0W Sat afternoon, 37.1N 87.3W Sun morning,
and dissipate Sun afternoon. 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 TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft in E to SE 
swell.
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in E to SE 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. 
.MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.  

North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico

...HURRICANE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS. NW to N winds 65 to 75 kt,
becoming W to NW 35 to 40 kt after midnight. Seas 15 to 25 ft in
SE to S swell. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. 
.FRI...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE WITH HURRICANE
CONDITIONS ALSO POSSIBLE. W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft 
in NW to N swell, becoming 7 to 10 ft in swell in the afternoon.
.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 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. 
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.TUE...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.