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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
434 PM EST Fri Nov 8 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...Hurricane Rafael is centered near 24.6N 89.7W at
2100 UTC, or 200 nm N of Progreso Mexico, moving W at 8 kt.
Estimated minimum central pressure is 967 mb. Maximum sustained
wind speed is 85 kt with gusts to 105 kt. A steady and gradual
weakening trend will begin tonight through the weekend as Rafael
moves in a slow west to west-northwestward motion, before
weakening quickly and turning southward Mon night through Wed.
On the current forecast track, Rafael is expected to reach near
24.9N 90.6W tonight, near 25.2N 91.5W midday Sat as a tropical
storm, near 25.6N 92.0W midday Sun, and near 23.8N 92.3W midday
Mon as a 30 kt remnant low. Moderate NE to E winds will build
across the basin Wed. 

Gulf of Mexico N of 26N W of 87W

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...

.TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E winds 25 to
35 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. 
.SAT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. E winds 30 to 40 kt.
Seas 10 to 15 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. E winds 30 to
40 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. 
.SUN...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. E winds 30 to 40 kt.
Seas 8 to 12 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E winds 25 to
35 kt, diminishing to 10 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to
9 ft. 
.MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 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...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 

Gulf of Mexico from 22N to 26N W of 87W

...HURRICANE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS. N winds 60 to 75 kt. Seas 9 to
14 ft. 
.SAT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. NW winds 50 to
65 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. NW winds 45 to
55 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 
.SUN...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. W winds 35 to 45 kt.
Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NE winds 25 to
35 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.MON...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TUE...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.WED...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 

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

.TONIGHT...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, E winds less than
10 kt in the evening, becoming variable winds less than 10 kt.
Elsewhere, NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SAT...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 4 to 6 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...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 less than 10 kt, shifting to NW in the afternoon.
Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, N winds less
than 10 kt. Elsewhere, N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less
than 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, N winds 10 to
15 kt, shifting to NE after midnight. Elsewhere, NE winds 10 to
20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.WED...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, N winds less than
10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, N
winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 

Gulf of Mexico E of 87W

.TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.SAT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SUN...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 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...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.WED...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.