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FZNT32 KNHC 021918
OFFN21

Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
218 PM EST Mon Jan 2 2023

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 tight pressure gradient between a developing
winter storm over the US Southern Plains and high pressure over
the W Atlantic will force fresh to strong SE to S return flow
through Tue night across the Gulf of Mexico. A cold front will
slowly move off of the Texas coast Tue afternoon, reaching from
the Big Bend of Florida to Yucatan Thu morning, and cross the
Gulf by Thu night accompanied by only moderate to fresh winds in
its wake on Fri and Sat. Patchy dense marine fog is possible at
times, especially within 120 NM of the US coastline through
tonight. 

Gulf of Mexico N of 26N W of 87W

.TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.TUE...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.WED...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.WED THROUGH SAT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

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

.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.TUE...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to N in the afternoon.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.WED THROUGH SAT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

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

.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TUE...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, S winds 10 to 15 kt,
shifting to SE in the afternoon. Elsewhere, SE winds 10 to
20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, S winds less
than 10 kt. Elsewhere, SE winds less than 10 kt, increasing to
10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.WED...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, NW winds less than
10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, SE
winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.WED THROUGH SAT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

Gulf of Mexico E of 87W

.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TUE...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU THROUGH SAT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.