443
FZNT27 KNHC 080319
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL
1019 PM EST THU NOV 7 2024
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COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS...
SYNOPSIS
HURRICANE RAFAEL IS CENTERED NEAR 24.6N 87.1W AT
08/0300 UTC OR 240 NM NE OF PROGRESO MEXICO, MOVING W AT 8 KT.
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 965 MB. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WIND SPEED IS 90 KT WITH GUSTS TO 110 KT. RAFAEL IS MOVING TOWARD
THE WEST NEAR 9 MPH (15 KM/H), AND A GENERAL WESTWARD TO WEST-
NORTHWESTWARD MOTION AT A SLOWER FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED THROUGH
THE WEEKEND. ON THE FORECAST TRACK, RAFAEL IS EXPECTED TO MOVE
OVER THE CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS. RAFAEL
WILL MOVE TO 24.7N 88.4W FRI MORNING, 24.8N 89.9W FRI EVENING,
25.1N 91.1W SAT MORNING, WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL STORM NEAR 25.2N
91.9W SAT EVENING, 25.3N 92.4W SUN MORNING, AND 24.9N 92.7W SUN
EVENING. RAFAEL WILL CHANGE LITTLE IN INTENSITY AS IT MOVES TO
23.7N 93.1W LATE MON. SOME SMALL INTENSITY FLUCTUATIONS ARE
POSSIBLE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. WEAKENING IS FORECAST TO BEGIN ON
FRIDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO
..TROPICAL STORM WARNING
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 8 TO 11 FT IN E TO SE SWELL.
FRI NIGHT
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 30 TO
35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS.
SAT NIGHT
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NE TO E WINDS
30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
TSTMS.
SUN
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.
SUN NIGHT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN SE TO
S SWELL.
MON
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
TUE
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO
..TROPICAL STORM WARNING
TONIGHT
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NE TO E WINDS
30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN SE TO S SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
FRI
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.
FRI NIGHT
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 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
SUN
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
SUN NIGHT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
MON
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, SHIFTING TO N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
TUE
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
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