110  
FZNT24 KNHC 071512  
OFFNT4  
 
OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL  
1012 AM EST THU NOV 7 2024  
 
OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST 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.  
 
GMZ001-080315-  
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO  
1012 AM EST THU NOV 7 2024  
   
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.  
 
 
 
GMZ040-080315-  
NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK-  
1012 AM EST THU NOV 7 2024  
   
TODAY  
E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
TONIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
FRI  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E TO SE SWELL.    
FRI NIGHT  
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E TO  
SE SWELL.    
SAT  
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. N TO NE WINDS 10 TO  
15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN E TO SE SWELL.    
SAT NIGHT  
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.    
SUN  
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.    
SUN NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN E TO SE  
SWELL.    
MON  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E TO SE SWELL.  
 
 
 
GMZ041-080315-  
SW LOUISIANA OFFSHORE WATERS INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANK MARINE  
SANCTUARY-  
1012 AM EST THU NOV 7 2024  
   
TODAY  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
TONIGHT  
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT, BUILDING TO  
6 TO 9 FT IN E TO SE SWELL LATE.    
FRI  
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NE TO E WINDS 15 TO  
20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E TO SE SWELL.   
FRI NIGHT  
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NE TO E WINDS  
15 TO 20 KT W OF 92W, AND NE TO E 25 TO 30 KT E OF 92W. SEAS 9 TO  
14 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.    
SAT  
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT.  
SEAS 10 TO 16 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 11 FT IN SE TO  
S SWELL.    
MON  
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL.  
 
 
 
GMZ056-080315-  
N CENTRAL GULF OFFSHORE WATERS-  
1012 AM EST THU NOV 7 2024  
   
..TROPICAL STORM WARNING  
 
   
TODAY  
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NE WINDS 10 TO  
15 KT W OF 89W, AND NE TO E 25 TO 30 KT E OF 89W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT,  
BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.    
TONIGHT  
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. NE WINDS 20 TO  
25 KT W OF 89W, AND NE TO E 30 TO 35 KT E OF 89W. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT  
IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.    
FRI  
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT.  
SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED  
TSTMS.    
FRI NIGHT  
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E WINDS 30 TO  
35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND  
ISOLATED TSTMS.    
SAT  
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E TO SE WINDS 25 TO  
30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN SE TO S SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND  
ISOLATED TSTMS.    
SAT NIGHT  
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.    
SUN  
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN S SWELL.    
SUN NIGHT  
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN S TO SW  
SWELL.    
MON  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SW SWELL.  
 
 
 
GMZ057-080315-  
NE GULF N OF 26N E OF 87W-  
1012 AM EST THU NOV 7 2024  
   
..TROPICAL STORM WARNING  
 
   
TODAY  
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. E WINDS 30 TO  
35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN SE TO S SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND  
ISOLATED TSTMS.    
TONIGHT  
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. E WINDS 30 TO  
35 KT W OF 85W, AND E TO SE 25 TO 30 KT E OF 85W. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT  
IN SE TO S SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.    
FRI  
E TO SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN SE SWELL.  
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.   
FRI NIGHT  
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN SE SWELL.  
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.    
SAT  
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL.    
SAT NIGHT  
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
SUN  
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.   
SUN NIGHT  
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
MON  
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  
 
 
 
GMZ058-080315-  
W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W-  
1012 AM EST THU NOV 7 2024  
   
TODAY  
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
TONIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
FRI  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E  
SWELL.    
SAT  
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NW TO N WINDS 15 TO  
20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL.    
SAT NIGHT  
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.    
SUN  
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.    
SUN NIGHT  
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NE TO E  
SWELL.    
MON  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.  
 
 
 
GMZ045-080315-  
W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 91W AND 94W-  
1012 AM EST THU NOV 7 2024  
   
..TROPICAL STORM WARNING  
 
   
TODAY  
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.   
TONIGHT  
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL.    
FRI  
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.    
FRI NIGHT  
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. S OF 24N, NW  
WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. N OF 24N, N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT,  
INCREASING TO 35 TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT IN NE  
TO E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.    
SAT  
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. W TO NW WINDS 20 TO  
25 KT S OF 24N, AND N TO NE 50 TO 60 KT N OF 24N. SEAS 16 TO  
24 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.  
VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.    
SAT NIGHT  
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NUMEROUS  
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.    
SUN  
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.    
SUN NIGHT  
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.    
MON  
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.  
 
 
 
GMZ046-080315-  
CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 91W-  
1012 AM EST THU NOV 7 2024  
   
..HURRICANE WARNING  
 
   
TODAY  
HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. N TO NE WINDS 25 TO  
30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT, BUILDING TO 9 TO 13 FT IN E SWELL IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.    
TONIGHT  
HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. S OF 24N, NW WINDS  
30 TO 40 KT. N OF 24N, N TO NE WINDS 45 TO 55 KT, INCREASING TO  
70 TO 80 KT LATE. SEAS 13 TO 20 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.  
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.    
FRI  
HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. SW TO W WINDS 30 TO 35 KT  
S OF 24N, AND NE TO E 60 TO 75 KT N OF 24N. SEAS 14 TO 22 FT IN  
NE TO E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. VSBY 1 NM OR  
LESS.    
FRI NIGHT  
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. S TO SW WINDS  
30 TO 35 KT S OF 24N, AND E TO SE 55 TO 70 KT N OF 24N. SEAS  
14 TO 22 FT IN W TO NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED  
TSTMS. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.    
SAT  
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. S OF 24N, S WINDS  
25 TO 30 KT, BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF  
24N, SE WINDS 50 TO 60 KT, DIMINISHING TO 40 TO 45 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT IN W SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND  
ISOLATED TSTMS. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.    
SAT NIGHT  
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.    
SUN  
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.    
SUN NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN W SWELL.    
MON  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  
 
 
 
GMZ047-080315-  
SE GULF FROM 22N TO 26N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA-  
1012 AM EST THU NOV 7 2024  
   
..HURRICANE WARNING  
 
   
TODAY  
HURRICANE CONDITIONS. SW WINDS 35 TO 40 KT S OF 24N,  
AND E 70 TO 80 KT N OF 24N. SEAS 14 TO 21 FT IN E SWELL.  
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.    
TONIGHT  
HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. S OF 24N, SE TO S WINDS  
30 TO 40 KT. N OF 24N, E TO SE WINDS 65 TO 75 KT, BECOMING SE 40  
TO 50 KT LATE. SEAS 12 TO 19 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.    
FRI  
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. S OF 24N, SE WINDS  
20 TO 25 KT. N OF 24N, SE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT, BECOMING E TO SE  
20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL.  
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.    
FRI NIGHT  
E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E TO SE  
SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.    
SAT  
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E TO SE  
SWELL.    
SAT NIGHT  
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
SUN  
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
MON  
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  
 
 
 
GMZ048-080315-  
SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W-  
1012 AM EST THU NOV 7 2024  
   
TODAY  
E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND  
ISOLATED TSTMS.    
TONIGHT  
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
FRI  
N TO NE WINDS 10 KT, SHIFTING TO S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
2 TO 4 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT, SHIFTING TO NW LATE.  
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL.    
SAT  
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.    
SAT NIGHT  
NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE  
SWELL.    
SUN  
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
MON  
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  
 
 
 
GMZ049-080315-  
CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE-  
1012 AM EST THU NOV 7 2024  
   
TODAY  
N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
TONIGHT  
N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
FRI  
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.   
FRI NIGHT  
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.    
SAT  
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N TO NE  
SWELL.    
SAT NIGHT  
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N TO NE  
SWELL.    
SUN  
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N TO NE  
SWELL.    
SUN NIGHT  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
MON  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  
 
 
 
GMZ050-080315-  
E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK-  
1012 AM EST THU NOV 7 2024  
   
TODAY  
NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.   
TONIGHT  
NW TO N WINDS 10 KT, SHIFTING TO NW 15 TO 20 KT LATE.  
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
FRI  
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
SAT  
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE.  
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.    
SUN  
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW TO N SWELL.    
SUN NIGHT  
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
MON  
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  
 
 
 
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