120  
FZNT32 KNHC 091514  
OFFN21  
 
MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL  
1014 AM EST SAT NOV 9 2024  
 
MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST 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.  
   
SYNOPSIS  
TROPICAL STORM RAFAEL IS CENTERED NEAR 25.2N 91.5W  
AT 1500 UTC, OR 250 NM NNW OF PROGRESO MEXICO, MOVING WNW AT  
5 KT. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 999 MB. MAXIMUM  
SUSTAINED WIND SPEED IS 45 KT WITH GUSTS TO 55 KT. STEADY  
WEAKENING IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS. RAFAEL WILL  
CONTINUE MOVING SLOWLY TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST THROUGH SUN  
MORNING, THEN MOVE SOUTH-SOUTHWESTWARD TOWARD THE SOUTHWESTERN  
GULF OF MEXICO THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. RAFAEL WILL MOVE TO NEAR  
25.4N 91.8W THIS EVENING, WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION NEAR  
25.7N 92.1W SUN EVENING, BECOME A REMNANT LOW NEAR 23.6N 92.4W  
MON EVENING, THEN CONTINUE TO DRIFT SW AND WEAKEN THROUGH WED.  
LOOKING AHEAD, MODERATE TO LOCALLY FRESH NE WINDS WILL BUILD  
ACROSS THE BASIN WED.  
 
GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W  
   
..TROPICAL STORM WARNING  
 
   
TODAY  
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS  
8 TO 15 FT.    
TONIGHT  
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E WINDS 25 TO  
35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.    
SUN  
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT.  
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E WINDS 20 TO  
30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
MON  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 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 4 FT.    
WED  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.  
 
GULF OF MEXICO FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 87W  
   
..TROPICAL STORM WARNING  
 
   
TODAY  
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. NW WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS  
8 TO 18 FT.    
TONIGHT  
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. N WINDS 35 TO  
45 KT, SHIFTING TO W 30 TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 TO  
12 FT.    
SUN  
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT.  
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NE WINDS 25 TO  
35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
MON  
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
TUE  
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
WED  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  
 
SW GULF OF MEXICO S OF 22N W OF 87W  
   
TODAY  
WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ, NW WINDS LESS THAN  
10 KT, SHIFTING TO N IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE, W WINDS 10 TO  
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
TONIGHT  
WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ, N WINDS 10 TO  
15 KT, SHIFTING TO NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. ELSEWHERE, W WINDS 10 TO  
15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
SUN  
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
MON  
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
TUE  
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ,  
AND NE 15 TO 25 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF  
VERACRUZ, AND NE 15 TO 25 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
WED  
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  
 
GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W  
   
TODAY  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
TONIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
SUN  
SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
MON  
NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.   
TUE  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
WED  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.  
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