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FZNT27 KNHC 061516
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NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
1016 AM EST Wed Nov 6 2024

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

.SYNOPSIS...Moderate to fresh winds will prevail over the
eastern half of the basin today ahead of Hurricane Rafael,
currently in the northwestern Caribbean near 21.4N 81.9W at
10 AM EST, or about 150 nm south-southeast of Havana, Cuba
moving northwest at 12 kt. Maximum sustained winds are 95 kt
with gusts to 115 kt, and the minimum central pressure is
960 mb. Rafael is forecast to move inland western Cuba this
afternoon and into the southeastern Gulf tonight, then weaken
slightly as it reaches near 23.9N 84.8W early Thu and to near
24.3N 86.4W early Thu evening. Rafael will then begin to
gradually weaken as it reaches near 24.4N 88.0W early Fri with
maximum sustained winds 85 kt gusts 105 kt, to near 24.6N 89.3W
early Fri evening and to near 24.8N 90.7W Sat morning with
maximum sustained winds 70 kt gusts 85 kt. Rafael is forecast to
weaken to a tropical storm near 25.7N 92.1W by early Sun with
maximum sustained winds 50 kt gusts 60 kt. 

Northwest Gulf of Mexico

.TODAY...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.THU...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NE to E winds
15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.FRI...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E winds 20 to 25 kt.
Seas 7 to 10 ft in E to SE swell. 
.FRI NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. Scattered showers
and isolated tstms. 
.SAT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. 
.SAT NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. 
.SUN...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.  

North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico

.TODAY...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Scattered showers
and isolated tstms. 
.TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Scattered
showers and isolated tstms. 
.THU...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NE to E winds 20 to
25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. 
.THU NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NE to E winds
25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft in SE swell. Scattered showers and
isolated tstms. 
.FRI...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E winds 25 to 30 kt.
Seas 10 to 15 ft in SE to S swell. Scattered showers and
isolated tstms. 
.FRI NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. Scattered showers
and isolated tstms. 
.SAT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. 
.SAT NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. 
.SUN...E to SE winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.