627  
FZNT24 KNHC 100311  
OFFNT4  
 
OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL  
1011 PM EST SAT NOV 9 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.  
 
GMZ001-101515-  
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO  
1011 PM EST SAT NOV 9 2024  
   
SYNOPSIS  
TROPICAL STORM RAFAEL IS CENTERED NEAR 25.7N 91.7W AT  
10/0300 UTC OR 290 NM NNW OF PROGRESO MEXICO, MOVING NW AT 3 KT.  
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1002 MB. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED  
WIND SPEED IS 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT. WEAKENING IS EXPECTED  
THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK, AND RAFAEL IS FORECAST TO DEGENERATE TO  
A POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW ON MONDAY. THE STORM IS EXPECTED TO  
MEANDER OVER THE CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT,  
THEN TURN TOWARD THE SOUTH AND SOUTH-SOUTHWEST ON MONDAY AND  
TUESDAY. RAFAEL WILL MOVE TO 26.0N 91.8W SUN MORNING, 26.0N 91.5W  
SUN EVENING, WEAKEN TO A REMNANT LOW NEAR 25.3N 91.4W MON  
MORNING, 24.0N 91.8W MON EVENING, 22.8N 92.6W TUE MORNING, AND  
22.2N 93.7W TUE EVENING. RAFAEL WILL CHANGE LITTLE IN INTENSITY  
AS IT MOVES TO 21.4N 95.2W LATE WED. LOOKING AHEAD, MODERATE TO  
LOCALLY FRESH E WINDS WILL BUILD ACROSS THE EASTERN HALF OF THE  
GULF ON WED AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE WESTERN ATLANTIC. A  
SECOND COLD FRONT LOOKS TO MOVE THROUGH THE WESTERN GULF OF MEXICO  
LATE NEXT WEEK, REINFORCING FRESH TO LOCALLY STRONG NE WINDS AND  
ROUGH SEAS ACROSS MOST OF THE GULF.  
 
 
 
GMZ040-101515-  
NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK-  
1011 PM EST SAT NOV 9 2024  
   
OVERNIGHT  
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT  
IN E TO SE SWELL.    
SUN  
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E TO SE SWELL.    
SUN NIGHT  
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E  
SWELL.    
MON  
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
TUE  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
WED  
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
THU  
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.  
 
 
 
GMZ041-101515-  
SW LOUISIANA OFFSHORE WATERS INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANK MARINE  
SANCTUARY-  
1011 PM EST SAT NOV 9 2024  
   
..TROPICAL STORM WARNING  
 
   
OVERNIGHT  
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. W OF 92W, NE TO E WINDS  
20 TO 25 KT LATE. E OF 92W, E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO  
13 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND  
ISOLATED 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 7 TO 11 FT IN E TO SE  
SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS.    
SUN NIGHT  
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. N TO NE WINDS  
20 TO 25 KT W OF 92W, AND NE TO E 30 TO 35 KT E OF 92W. SEAS 6 TO  
8 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.    
MON  
N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.    
MON NIGHT  
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.    
TUE  
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
WED  
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 KT, SHIFTING TO N LATE. SEAS  
2 TO 4 FT.    
THU  
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  
 
 
 
GMZ056-101515-  
N CENTRAL GULF OFFSHORE WATERS-  
1011 PM EST SAT NOV 9 2024  
   
OVERNIGHT  
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E TO SE WINDS  
25 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS  
AND ISOLATED TSTMS.    
SUN  
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. SE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT W  
OF 89W, AND SE 20 TO 25 KT E OF 89W. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL.  
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.    
SUN NIGHT  
SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT W OF 89W, AND SE 15 TO 20 KT E  
OF 89W. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.    
MON  
SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.    
MON NIGHT  
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
TUE  
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
WED  
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
THU  
NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  
 
 
 
GMZ057-101515-  
NE GULF N OF 26N E OF 87W-  
1011 PM EST SAT NOV 9 2024  
   
OVERNIGHT  
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO  
7 FT.    
SUN  
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.   
SUN NIGHT  
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
MON  
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.   
MON NIGHT  
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
TUE  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
TUE NIGHT  
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
WED  
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
THU  
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING TO W IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  
 
 
 
GMZ058-101515-  
W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W-  
1011 PM EST SAT NOV 9 2024  
   
OVERNIGHT  
NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO  
9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.    
SUN  
NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
MON  
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
TUE  
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT W OF 96W, AND N 15 TO 20 KT E OF  
96W. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT W OF 96W, AND NE TO E 20 TO  
25 KT E OF 96W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
WED  
N WINDS 10 KT W OF 96W, AND NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT E OF 96W.  
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
THU  
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE TO E SWELL.  
 
 
 
GMZ045-101515-  
W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 91W AND 94W-  
1011 PM EST SAT NOV 9 2024  
   
..TROPICAL STORM WARNING  
 
   
OVERNIGHT  
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. S OF 24N, SW TO W WINDS  
15 TO 20 KT LATE. N OF 24N, W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT  
LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS  
AND ISOLATED TSTMS.    
SUN  
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S  
OF 24N, AND W TO NW 25 TO 35 KT N OF 24N. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.  
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.    
SUN NIGHT  
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 24N, AND NW 25 TO 30 KT N  
OF 24N. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND  
ISOLATED TSTMS.    
MON  
S OF 24N, NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT  
IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF 24N, N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT  
IN N TO NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.    
MON NIGHT  
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.    
TUE  
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
WED  
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
SE WINDS 10 KT, SHIFTING TO N TO NE LATE.  
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
THU  
N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  
 
 
 
GMZ046-101515-  
CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 91W-  
1011 PM EST SAT NOV 9 2024  
   
OVERNIGHT  
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. SE TO S WINDS  
25 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS  
AND ISOLATED TSTMS.    
SUN  
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. SE TO S WINDS 10 TO  
15 KT S OF 24N, AND SE TO S 25 TO 35 KT N OF 24N. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.  
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.    
SUN NIGHT  
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S OF 24N, AND SE TO S  
25 TO 30 KT N OF 24N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND  
ISOLATED TSTMS.    
MON  
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND  
ISOLATED TSTMS.    
MON NIGHT  
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
TUE  
E TO SE 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 WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
THU  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.  
 
 
 
GMZ047-101515-  
SE GULF FROM 22N TO 26N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA-  
1011 PM EST SAT NOV 9 2024  
   
OVERNIGHT  
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO  
7 FT.    
SUN  
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.   
SUN NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
MON  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
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 TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
WED  
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
THU  
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  
 
 
 
GMZ048-101515-  
SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W-  
1011 PM EST SAT NOV 9 2024  
   
OVERNIGHT  
NW WINDS 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE  
SWELL.    
SUN  
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.    
MON  
NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
MON NIGHT  
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
TUE  
NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
NW TO N WINDS 10 KT S OF 21N W OF 95W, AND NW TO N  
15 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
WED  
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
THU  
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT, BUILDING TO  
6 TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
 
 
GMZ049-101515-  
CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE-  
1011 PM EST SAT NOV 9 2024  
   
OVERNIGHT  
W TO NW WINDS 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT  
IN N TO NE SWELL.    
SUN  
W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND  
ISOLATED TSTMS.    
SUN NIGHT  
NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.    
MON  
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS  
AND ISOLATED TSTMS.    
MON NIGHT  
NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.    
TUE  
W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
S OF 20N, NW WINDS 10 KT IN THE EVENING, BECOMING  
VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 KT. N OF 20N, W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING  
TO S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
WED  
S OF 20N, VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. N OF 20N, S TO SW  
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
3 TO 5 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
THU  
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  
 
 
 
GMZ050-101515-  
E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK-  
1011 PM EST SAT NOV 9 2024  
   
OVERNIGHT  
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.    
SUN  
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS  
AND ISOLATED TSTMS.    
SUN NIGHT  
NW WINDS 10 KT, SHIFTING TO SW TO W LATE.  
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
MON  
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND  
ISOLATED TSTMS.    
MON NIGHT  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.    
TUE  
W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE.  
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
WED  
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT, SHIFTING TO N TO NE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.    
THU  
N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS.  
 
 
 
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