Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
441 FZNT32 KNHC 092122 OFFN21 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 422 PM 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 25.5N 91.7W at 2100 UTC, or 275 nm NNW of Progreso Mexico, moving WNW at 4 kt. Estimated minimum central pressure is 1000 mb. Maximum sustained wind speed is 45 kt with gusts to 55 kt. Slow and steady weakening is expected during the next few days. Rafael will move slowly toward the west-northwest to northwest through Sun morning, then turn south-southwestward and toward the southwest Gulf of Mexico through early next week. Rafael will move to near 25.7N 91.9W around midnight tonight, reach near 26.0N 91.8W Sun afternoon, weaken to a remnant low near 25.7N 91.4W around midnight Sun, then continue to drift southwestward and weaken through Wed. Looking ahead, moderate to locally fresh E winds will build across most of the Gulf on Wed, then weaken Wed night and Thu as a new cold front moves into the western basin. Gulf of Mexico N of 26N W of 87W ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. E winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 8 to 14 ft. .SUN...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .MON...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .WED...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Gulf of Mexico from 22N to 26N W of 87W ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. 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 8 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .TUE...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. SW Gulf of Mexico S of 22N W of 87W .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...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .TUE NIGHT...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, NW winds less than 10 kt. Elsewhere, NW winds 10 to 20 kt, shifting to SW after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt, shifting to NW after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .THU...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Gulf of Mexico E of 87W .TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in the afternoon. 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 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. .WED...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .THU...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.