FZNT32 KNHC 081518 OFFN21 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL 1118 AM EDT Tue Oct 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...Major Hurricane Milton is near 22.7N 88.4W at 11 AM EDT, and is moving east-northeast at 8 kt. Maximum sustained winds are 130 kt with gusts to 160 kt, and the minimum central pressure is 929 mb. Milton will move to 23.6N 87.2W this evening, 25.2N 85.5W Wed morning, 26.8N 83.8W Wed evening, inland to 28.1N 81.5W Thu morning, 29.1N 78.4W Thu evening, and weaken as an extratropical cyclone near 29.7N 74.9W Fri morning. Milton will change little in intensity as it moves to near 30.4N 67.9W early Sat. Conditions should improve across the basin by the end of the week. Gulf of Mexico N of 26N W of 87W ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NE winds 15 to 25 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .WED...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft, subsiding to 7 to 10 ft after midnight. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Gulf of Mexico from 22N to 26N W of 87W ...HURRICANE WARNING... .THIS AFTERNOON...HURRICANE CONDITIONS. N winds 90 to 110 kt, increasing to 100 to 120 kt in the afternoon. Seas 11 to 16 ft. .TONIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. N winds 100 to 120 kt, diminishing to 80 to 90 kt after midnight. Seas 12 to 17 ft. .WED...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. N winds 35 to 45 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 to 15 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. SW Gulf of Mexico S of 22N W of 87W ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .THIS AFTERNOON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. NW winds 15 to 25 kt within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, and NW 30 to 40 kt elsewhere. Seas 10 to 15 ft. .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NW winds 15 to 25 kt within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, and N 20 to 30 kt elsewhere. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .WED...NW winds 10 to 20 kt within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, and NW 15 to 25 kt elsewhere. Seas 8 to 13 ft. .WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Gulf of Mexico E of 87W ...HURRICANE WARNING... .THIS AFTERNOON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. E winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 30 to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .TONIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. E winds 65 to 75 kt, increasing to 100 to 120 kt after midnight. Seas 9 to 14 ft, building to 12 to 17 ft after midnight. .WED...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. SE winds 90 to 110 kt, shifting to NW in the afternoon. Seas 14 to 19 ft, building to 17 to 22 ft in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. NW winds 85 to 105 kt, diminishing to 70 to 80 kt after midnight. Seas 15 to 25 ft, subsiding to 16 to 21 ft after midnight. .THU...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NW winds 30 to 40 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 15 to 20 ft. .THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 12 to 17 ft, subsiding to 9 to 14 ft after midnight. .FRI...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft, subsiding to 7 to 10 ft in the afternoon. .FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.