Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
371 FZNT32 KNHC 070853 OFFN21 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 353 AM EST Thu Nov 7 2024 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast for the Gulf of Mexico Seas given as significant wave height, which is the average height of the highest 1/3 of the waves. Individual waves may be more than twice the significant wave height. .SYNOPSIS...Hurricane Rafael is near 24.2N 84.6W at 4 AM EST, and is moving northwest at 10 kt. Maximum sustained winds are 90 kt with gusts to 110 kt, and the minimum central pressure is 969 mb. Rafael will move to 24.4N 85.9W this afternoon, 24.5N 87.7W Fri morning, 24.6N 89.4W Fri afternoon, 24.6N 90.5W Sat morning, 24.6N 91.7W Sat afternoon, and 24.6N 92.4W Sun morning. Rafael will weaken to a tropical storm near 24.2N 93.0W early Mon. Gulf of Mexico N of 26N W of 87W ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TODAY...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .FRI...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .FRI NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .SAT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. .SAT NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .SUN...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .MON...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Gulf of Mexico from 22N to 26N W of 87W ...HURRICANE WARNING... .TODAY...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NE winds 10 to 20 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. NE winds 70 to 80 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .FRI...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. NE winds 65 to 75 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .FRI NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. NE winds 65 to 75 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. .SAT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NW winds 60 to 70 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. .SAT NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .SUN...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .SUN NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .MON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. SW Gulf of Mexico S of 22N W of 87W .TODAY...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, E winds less than 10 kt. Elsewhere, NE winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. .TONIGHT...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, E winds 10 to 15 kt. Elsewhere, N winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, SE winds less than 10 kt. Elsewhere, NW winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to W in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, SE winds less than 10 kt. Elsewhere, N winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to W after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming N less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, N winds less than 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable winds less than 10 kt. Elsewhere, NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, NW winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Gulf of Mexico E of 87W ...HURRICANE WARNING... .TODAY...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. E winds 70 to 80 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. SE winds 70 to 80 kt, diminishing to 35 to 45 kt after midnight. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .FRI...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. SE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SAT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.