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FZNT27 KNHC 082136
OFFN06

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
436 PM EST Fri Nov 8 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 centered near 24.6N 89.7W at
2100 UTC, or 200 nm N of Progreso Mexico, moving W at 8 kt.
Estimated minimum central pressure is 967 mb. Maximum sustained
wind speed is 85 kt with gusts to 105 kt. A steady and gradual
weakening trend will begin tonight through the weekend as Rafael
moves in a slow west to west-northwestward motion, before
weakening quickly and turning southward Mon night through Wed.
On the current forecast track, Rafael is expected to reach near
24.9N 90.6W tonight, near 25.2N 91.5W midday Sat as a tropical
storm, near 25.6N 92.0W midday Sun, and near 23.8N 92.3W midday
Mon as a 30 kt remnant low. Moderate NE to E winds will build
across the basin Wed. 

Northwest Gulf of Mexico

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...

.TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NE to E winds
30 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Scattered showers and isolated
tstms. 
.SAT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. NE to E winds 35 to
40 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. 
.SAT NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. NE to E winds
35 to 40 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. Scattered showers and isolated
tstms. 
.SUN...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. NE winds 35 to
40 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Numerous showers and scattered tstms. 
.SUN NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. N to NE winds
30 to 35 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas
6 to 9 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. 
.MON...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to N to NE in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft.  

North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...

.TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. 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 25 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
Scattered showers and isolated tstms. 
.SUN...SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Scattered showers
and isolated tstms. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TUE...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.WED...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.