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FZNT32 KNHC 171517
OFFN21

Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
1017 AM EST Wed Feb 17 2021

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 for the Gulf of Mexico

.SYNOPSIS...A stationary front from Naples Florida NW to to a
1008 mb low over Texas adjacent waters will weaken over the SE
Gulf today, then lift northward as a warm front tonight. A cold
front extends from the low to near Tampico, Mexico. The low
pressure will trail the cold front across the basin through Fri.
Strong to near gale force northerly winds behind the front are
expected to reach gale force on Thu night near the Veracruz
region and continue through Fri morning. Fresh E to SE winds are
expected this weekend. 

Gulf of Mexico N of 26N W of 87W

.TODAY...SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt, shifting to N after midnight.
Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 

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

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft.
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 
.SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

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

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, S winds 10 to 20 kt,
becoming SW less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, SE
winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TONIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.THU...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, NW winds 15 to 25 kt.
Elsewhere, S winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to W in the afternoon.
Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, N winds 25 to 35
kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft, building to 9 to 14 ft after midnight. 
Elsewhere, NW winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming N 20 to 30 kt after 
midnight,Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft after midnight. 
.FRI...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft, building to 9 to
14 ft in the afternoon. 
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. Seas 8 to 13 ft, subsiding to 7 to 10 ft after
midnight. 
.SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 

Gulf of Mexico E of 87W

.TODAY...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.THU...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.SAT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SUN...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.