648  
FZNT24 KNHC 090308  
OFFNT4  
 
OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL  
1008 PM EST FRI NOV 8 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.  
 
GMZ001-091515-  
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO  
1008 PM EST FRI NOV 8 2024  
   
SYNOPSIS  
TROPICAL STORM RAFAEL IS CENTERED NEAR 24.8N 89.9W AT  
09/0300 UTC OR 210 NM N OF PROGRESO MEXICO, MOVING WNW AT 4 KT.  
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 989 MB. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED  
WIND SPEED IS 60 KT WITH GUSTS TO 75 KT. ADDITIONAL STEADY TO  
RAPID WEAKENING IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS. A SLOW  
WEST-NORTHWESTWARD MOTION IS EXPECTED THROUGH SATURDAY. AFTER  
THAT, RAFAEL IS LIKELY TO MOVE SLOWLY SOUTH-SOUTHWESTWARD TOWARD  
THE SOUTHWESTERN GULF OF MEXICO THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. RAFAEL  
WILL MOVE TO 25.0N 90.7W SAT MORNING, 25.3N 91.5W SAT EVENING,  
25.6N 91.8W SUN MORNING, 25.1N 91.8W SUN EVENING, WEAKEN TO A  
TROPICAL DEPRESSION NEAR 24.4N 91.9W MON MORNING, AND BECOME A  
REMNANT LOW AND MOVE TO 23.4N 92.2W MON EVENING. RAFAEL WILL  
CHANGE LITTLE IN INTENSITY AS IT MOVES TO 22.0N 92.7W LATE TUE.  
LOOKING AHEAD, MODERATE TO LOCALLY FRESH NE WINDS WILL BUILD  
ACROSS THE BASIN WED.  
 
 
 
GMZ040-091515-  
NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK-  
1008 PM EST FRI NOV 8 2024  
   
OVERNIGHT  
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E TO  
SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.    
SAT  
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN E TO SE  
SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.    
SAT NIGHT  
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN E TO SE  
SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.    
SUN  
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E TO SE  
SWELL.    
SUN NIGHT  
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E  
SWELL.    
MON  
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
TUE  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
WED  
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT, SHIFTING TO N TO NE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.  
 
 
 
GMZ041-091515-  
SW LOUISIANA OFFSHORE WATERS INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANK MARINE  
SANCTUARY-  
1008 PM EST FRI NOV 8 2024  
   
..TROPICAL STORM WARNING  
 
   
OVERNIGHT  
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT W OF 92W, AND NE TO E  
25 TO 35 KT E OF 92W. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.    
SAT  
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NE TO E WINDS 20 TO  
25 KT W OF 92W, AND NE TO E 30 TO 35 KT E OF 92W. SEAS 10 TO  
16 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.    
SAT NIGHT  
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. NE TO E WINDS  
25 TO 30 KT W OF 92W, AND E 30 TO 35 KT E OF 92W. SEAS 10 TO 15  
FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS.    
SUN  
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT  
W OF 92W, AND E 30 TO 35 KT E OF 92W. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN SE  
SWELL. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS.    
SUN NIGHT  
N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, DIMINISHING TO 15 KT  
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS.    
MON  
N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
TUE  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
WED  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.  
 
 
 
GMZ056-091515-  
N CENTRAL GULF OFFSHORE WATERS-  
1008 PM EST FRI NOV 8 2024  
   
..TROPICAL STORM WARNING  
 
   
OVERNIGHT  
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E WINDS 25 TO  
35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN SE TO S SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND  
ISOLATED TSTMS.    
SAT  
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E TO SE WINDS 30 TO  
40 KT W OF 89W, AND E TO SE 20 TO 25 KT E OF 89W. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT  
IN SE TO S SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.    
SAT NIGHT  
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E TO SE WINDS  
30 TO 35 KT W OF 89W, AND E TO SE 20 TO 25 KT E OF 89W. SEAS 8 TO  
12 FT IN SE TO S SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.    
SUN  
SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT W OF 89W, AND SE 20 TO 25 KT E OF  
89W. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN SE TO S SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND  
ISOLATED TSTMS.    
SUN NIGHT  
SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.    
MON  
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING TO NE IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
TUE  
NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
WED  
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.  
 
 
 
GMZ057-091515-  
NE GULF N OF 26N E OF 87W-  
1008 PM EST FRI NOV 8 2024  
   
OVERNIGHT  
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT W OF 85W, AND E 10 TO 15 KT E OF  
85W. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN S TO SW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS.    
SAT  
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED  
TSTMS.    
SUN  
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.   
SUN NIGHT  
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
MON  
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.   
MON NIGHT  
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
TUE  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
TUE NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
WED  
NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.  
 
 
 
GMZ058-091515-  
W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W-  
1008 PM EST FRI NOV 8 2024  
   
OVERNIGHT  
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E  
SWELL.    
SAT  
NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E  
SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.    
SAT NIGHT  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT W OF 96W, AND NW TO N 15 TO  
20 KT E OF 96W. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS.    
SUN  
NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE TO E  
SWELL.    
SUN NIGHT  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE TO E  
SWELL.    
MON  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
TUE  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
WED  
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING TO NE IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.  
 
 
 
GMZ045-091515-  
W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 91W AND 94W-  
1008 PM EST FRI NOV 8 2024  
   
..TROPICAL STORM WARNING  
 
   
OVERNIGHT  
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. NW TO N WINDS  
25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS  
AND ISOLATED TSTMS.    
SAT  
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. W TO NW WINDS 20 TO  
25 KT S OF 24N, AND NW TO N 40 TO 45 KT N OF 24N. SEAS 12 TO  
18 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.  
VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.    
SAT NIGHT  
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. W WINDS 15 TO  
20 KT S OF 24N, AND NW 30 TO 40 KT N OF 24N. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN N  
TO NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.    
SUN  
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S  
OF 24N, AND W TO NW 30 TO 35 KT N OF 24N. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N TO  
NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.    
SUN NIGHT  
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. W TO NW WINDS  
20 TO 25 KT S OF 24N, AND N 30 TO 35 KT N OF 24N. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.   
MON  
NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
TUE  
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S OF 24N, AND NE 15 KT N OF 24N. SEAS  
4 TO 6 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
WED  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.  
 
 
 
GMZ046-091515-  
CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 91W-  
1008 PM EST FRI NOV 8 2024  
   
..TROPICAL STORM WARNING  
 
   
OVERNIGHT  
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. S TO SW WINDS 25 TO  
30 KT S OF 24N, AND E TO SE 50 TO 60 KT N OF 24N. SEAS 12 TO  
19 FT IN NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. VSBY  
1 NM OR LESS.    
SAT  
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT S  
OF 24N, AND SE 40 TO 50 KT N OF 24N. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN W TO NW  
SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. VSBY 1 NM OR LESS.    
SAT NIGHT  
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. SE TO S WINDS  
15 TO 20 KT S OF 24N, AND SE 30 TO 40 KT N OF 24N. SEAS 7 TO  
10 FT IN W TO NW SWELL. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS.    
SUN  
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 24N, AND SE TO S 25 TO  
30 KT N OF 24N. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN W TO NW SWELL. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.    
SUN NIGHT  
S OF 24N, SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. N OF 24N, SE TO S  
WINDS 25 TO 30 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE.  
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.    
MON  
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING TO N TO NE IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
TUE  
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
WED  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.  
 
 
 
GMZ047-091515-  
SE GULF FROM 22N TO 26N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA-  
1008 PM EST FRI NOV 8 2024  
   
OVERNIGHT  
E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED  
TSTMS.    
SAT  
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.    
SAT NIGHT  
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. NUMEROUS  
SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS.    
SUN  
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.   
SUN NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
MON  
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.   
MON NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
TUE  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
WED  
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.  
 
 
 
GMZ048-091515-  
SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W-  
1008 PM EST FRI NOV 8 2024  
   
OVERNIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 KT, SHIFTING TO NW TO N 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 WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL.    
SUN  
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
MON  
NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
TUE  
NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
WED  
NW TO N WINDS 10 KT S OF 21N W OF 95W, AND N TO NE 15 TO  
20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.  
 
 
 
GMZ049-091515-  
CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE-  
1008 PM EST FRI NOV 8 2024  
   
OVERNIGHT  
S OF 20N, VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT, BECOMING W  
10 KT LATE. N OF 20N, W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS  
6 TO 8 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.    
SAT  
W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N TO NE  
SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS.    
SAT NIGHT  
W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N TO NE  
SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.    
SUN  
W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.    
SUN NIGHT  
NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
MON  
NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
TUE  
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 20N, AND NE 15 TO  
20 KT N OF 20N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
WED  
S OF 20N, N TO NE WINDS 10 KT, SHIFTING TO N 15 TO 20 KT  
IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF 20N, NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.  
 
 
 
 
GMZ050-091515-  
E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK-  
1008 PM EST FRI NOV 8 2024  
   
OVERNIGHT  
SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N  
SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS.    
SAT  
SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NW TO N  
SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS.    
SAT NIGHT  
SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.    
SUN  
S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND  
ISOLATED TSTMS.    
SUN NIGHT  
N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
MON  
NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
TUE  
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
WED  
NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.  
 
 
 
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