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FZNT27 KNHC 042104
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NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
404 PM EST Mon Nov 4 2024

...Please refer to Coastal Waters Forecasts (CWF) available
through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed
Coastal Waters Forecasts...

.SYNOPSIS...Newly-upgraded Tropical Storm Rafael is near 15.5N
76.7W at 4 PM EST, and is moving north at 8 kt. Maximum
sustained winds are 40 kt with gusts to 50 kt, and the minimum
central pressure is 997 mb. Rafael will move to 16.8N 77.6W Tue
morning, strengthen to a hurricane near 18.5N 79.1W Tue
afternoon, 20.2N 80.8W Wed morning, 22.1N 82.4W Wed afternoon,
23.6N 83.8W Thu morning, and 24.7N 85.0W Thu afternoon. Rafael
will change little in intensity as it northward through the Gulf
of Mexico Fri. Elsewhere, a broad high pressure ridge extends
from the western Atlantic into the southeastern U.S. The
pressure gradient between this ridge and troughs over Mexico and
the northwest Caribbean are supporting fresh winds and moderate
seas across most of the Gulf region.  

Northwest Gulf of Mexico

.TONIGHT...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. 
.TUE...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Chance of tstms. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Scattered
showers and isolated tstms. 
.WED...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Slight chance
of showers and isolated tstms. 
.WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.THU...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. 
.FRI...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. 
.FRI NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. 
.SAT...N to NE winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.  

North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico

.TONIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.TUE...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Numerous
showers and scattered tstms. 
.WED...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Numerous showers and
scattered tstms. 
.WED NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
Scattered showers and isolated tstms. 
.THU...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. 
.THU NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. 
.FRI...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. 
.FRI NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. 
.SAT...E to SE winds 40 to 50 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft.