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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
1013 AM EST Wed Nov 6 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 winds will prevail over the
eastern half of the basin today ahead of Hurricane Rafael,
currently in the northwestern Caribbean near 21.4N 81.9W at
10 AM EST, or about 150 nm south-southeast of Havana, Cuba
moving northwest at 12 kt. Maximum sustained winds are 95 kt
with gusts to 115 kt, and the minimum central pressure is
960 mb. Rafael is forecast to move inland western Cuba this
afternoon and into the southeastern Gulf tonight, then weaken
slightly as it reaches near 23.9N 84.8W early Thu and to near
24.3N 86.4W early Thu evening. Rafael will then begin to
gradually weaken as it reaches near 24.4N 88.0W early Fri with
maximum sustained winds 85 kt gusts 105 kt, to near 24.6N 89.3W
early Fri evening and to near 24.8N 90.7W Sat morning with
maximum sustained winds 70 kt gusts 85 kt. Rafael is forecast to
weaken to a tropical storm near 25.7N 92.1W by early Sun with
maximum sustained winds 50 kt gusts 60 kt. 

Gulf of Mexico N of 26N W of 87W

.TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.THU...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NE winds 15 to
25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E winds 20 to
30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. 
.FRI...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E winds 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 10 to 15 ft. 
.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

...HURRICANE WARNING...

.TODAY...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.THU...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NE winds 10 to 20 kt,
increasing to 20 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. NE winds 50 to
60 kt, increasing to 70 to 80 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to
10 ft. 
.FRI...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NE winds 75 to 85 kt,
becoming N 65 to 75 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 13 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. 
.SAT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. 
.SAT NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. 
.SUN...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. 

SW Gulf of Mexico S of 22N W of 87W

.TODAY...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 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft in the morning, subsiding to
2 ft or less. 
.TONIGHT...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, E winds less than
10 kt, shifting to SE after midnight. Elsewhere, NE winds 10 to
15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.THU...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, E winds less than
10 kt. Elsewhere, NE winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to
15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.THU NIGHT...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, E winds 10 to
15 kt. Elsewhere, N winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to
15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft after
midnight. 
.FRI...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. Within 60 nm of
coast of Veracruz, SE winds less than 10 kt. Elsewhere, NW winds
10 to 15 kt, shifting to W in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. Within 60 nm
of coast of Veracruz, SE winds less than 10 kt. Elsewhere, N
winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to W after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. Within 60 nm of
coast of Veracruz, Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming N
less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, W winds 10 to
15 kt. 
.SAT NIGHT...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, N winds less
than 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable winds less than
10 kt. Elsewhere, NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than
10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN...NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

Gulf of Mexico E of 87W

...HURRICANE WARNING...

.TODAY...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E winds 15 to
25 kt, increasing to 30 to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to
7 ft. 
.TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. E winds 75 to
90 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft, building to 9 to 14 ft after midnight. 
.THU...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. E winds 75 to 85 kt. Seas
11 to 16 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. SE winds 70 to
80 kt, diminishing to 50 to 60 kt after midnight. Seas 12 to
17 ft. 
.FRI...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. SE winds 30 to 40 kt,
diminishing to 20 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 13 ft,
subsiding to 7 to 10 ft in the afternoon. 
.FRI NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. 
.SAT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SUN...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.