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FZNT27 KNHC 071539
OFFN06

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
1039 AM EST Thu Nov 7 2024

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

.SYNOPSIS...Hurricane Rafael is near 24.5N 85.2W at 10 AM EST,
and is moving west-northwest at 8 kt. Maximum sustained winds
are 85 kt with gusts to 105 kt, and the minimum central pressure
is 971 mb. Rafael will move to 24.6N 86.7W this evening, 24.6N
88.4W Fri morning, 24.6N 89.8W Fri evening, 24.7N 91.0W Sat
morning, weaken to a tropical storm near 24.7N 91.9W Sat
evening, and 24.5N 92.6W Sun morning. Rafael will change little
in intensity as it moves to the western-central Gulf waters near
24.0N 93.2W early Mon.  

Northwest Gulf of Mexico

.TODAY...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.TONIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.FRI...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E winds 25 to 30 kt.
Seas 7 to 10 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NE to E winds
25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft in E to SE swell. Scattered showers
and isolated tstms. 
.SAT...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. 
.SAT NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. Scattered
showers and isolated tstms. 
.SUN...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in SE to
S swell. 
.MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.  

North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...

.TODAY...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NE to E winds
15 to 20 kt, increasing to 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas
5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. 
.TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. NE to E winds 30 
to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft in SE to S swell. Scattered showers and
isolated tstms.
.FRI...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. E winds 30 to 35 kt.
Seas 8 to 13 ft in SE to S swell. Scattered showers and isolated
tstms. 
.FRI NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. E winds 30 to
35 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. 
.SAT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E to SE winds 25 to
30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. 
.SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.SUN...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.