000 FZNT32 KNHC 060306 OFFN21 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1006 PM EST Tue Nov 5 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...Moderate to fresh E to SE winds will continue over the eastern half of the basin through Wed ahead of Tropical Storm Rafael, currently in the NW Caribbean. Strong E winds and rough seas in the Straits of Florida will worsen as the tropical cyclone approaches, reaching near gale force by Wed morning. Hurricane Rafael is near 19.7N 80.4W at 10 PM EST, and is moving northwest at 11 kt. Maximum sustained winds are 70 kt with gusts to 85 kt, and the minimum central pressure is 985 mb. Rafael will move to 21.2N 81.5W Wed morning, 23.0N 83.2W Wed evening, 24.3N 84.6W Thu morning, 24.8N 85.9W Thu evening, 25.1N 87.4W Fri morning, and 25.4N 89.0W Fri evening. Rafael will weaken to a tropical storm near 26.7N 91.2W late Sat. Gulf of Mexico N of 26N W of 87W .TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NE winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NE winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .FRI...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .FRI NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .SAT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .SAT NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .SUN...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. Gulf of Mexico from 22N to 26N W of 87W .TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .THU...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NE winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NE winds 25 to 35 kt, increasing to 60 to 70 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .FRI...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .FRI NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .SAT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .SAT NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .SUN...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. SW Gulf of Mexico S of 22N W of 87W .TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .WED...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. .WED NIGHT...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, SE winds less than 10 kt. Elsewhere, NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. .THU NIGHT...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, E winds 10 to 15 kt. Elsewhere, N winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NE after midnight. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft after midnight. .FRI...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, SE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, NE winds less than 10 kt, shifting to SW in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .FRI NIGHT...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, E winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NE after midnight. Elsewhere, NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Gulf of Mexico E of 87W ...HURRICANE WARNING... .TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .WED...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 30 to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .WED NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. NE winds 70 to 80 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft, building to 8 to 13 ft after midnight. .THU...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. E winds 70 to 80 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft. .THU NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. SE winds 65 to 80 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft. .FRI...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .FRI NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. .SAT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.