849
FZNT25 KNHC 072050
OFFN04
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
350 PM 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...
SOUTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO
SYNOPSIS
HURRICANE RAFAEL IS NEAR 24.7N 86.2W AT 4 PM EST,
AND IS MOVING WEST-NORTHWEST AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS
ARE 90 KT WITH GUSTS TO 110 KT, AND THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE
IS 968 MB. RAFAEL WILL MOVE TO 24.7N 87.5W FRI MORNING, 24.7N
89.2W FRI AFTERNOON, 24.8N 90.5W SAT MORNING, 25.0N 91.5W SAT
AFTERNOON, WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL STORM NEAR 25.2N 92.2W SUN
MORNING, AND 25.1N 92.6W SUN AFTERNOON. RAFAEL WILL CHANGE
LITTLE IN INTENSITY AS IT MOVES OVER THE GULF WEST-CENTRAL
OFFSHORE WATERS NEAR 23.7N 93.3W MON AFTERNOON.
..HURRICANE WARNING
TONIGHT
HURRICANE CONDITIONS. E TO SE WINDS 70 TO 80 KT,
DIMINISHING TO 45 TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.
FRI
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E TO SE WINDS 30 TO
35 KT, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
FRI NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
SAT
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SAT NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
WITHIN 200 NM EAST OF THE COAST OF FLORIDA
SYNOPSIS
THE PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN A BROAD RIDGE OVER THE
CENTRAL AND WESTERN SUBTROPICAL ATLANTIC WATERS AND A SURFACE
TROUGH JUST E OF PUERTO RICO WILL SUPPORT FRESH TO STRONG NE TO
E WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS ACROSS THE OFFSHORE WATERS E OF THE
CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN BAHAMAS TO 55W THROUGH FRI EVENING. THE
TROUGH IS ALSO PRODUCING DISORGANIZED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
OVER THE SE OFFSHORE WATERS AND ADJACENT WATERS OF PUERTO RICO
AND THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. SOME GRADUAL DEVELOPMENT OF THIS
SYSTEM IS POSSIBLE DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS WHILE IT MOVES
WESTWARD NEAR THE GREATER ANTILLES. REGARDLESS OF DEVELOPMENT,
LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE NORTHERN LEEWARD
ISLANDS, THE VIRGIN ISLANDS, PUERTO RICO, HISPANIOLA, AND THE
SOUTHEASTERN BAHAMAS THROUGH SATURDAY.
TONIGHT
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 27N, AND E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT
N OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N, AND E 10 TO 15 KT N OF 27N.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
FRI NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SAT
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SAT NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
SUN
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
MON
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE
SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, SHIFTING TO NE 10 TO 15 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
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