253  
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.  
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