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FZNT32 KNHC 082048
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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
348 PM EST Wed Feb 8 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 cold front extends from Matagorda Bay, TX to
25N97.5W. The front will reach from the coast of Mississippi to
the south-central Bay of Campeche Thu morning before weakening
and dissipating Thu night. Scattered strong to severe
thunderstorms over the NW Gulf are likely to continue ahead of
and along the front through this evening over the NW Gulf. The
storms will move E to the north-central Gulf tonight and into
Thu morning. Frequent lightning and strong wind gusts are likely
with the storms. Fresh to strong northerly winds will briefly
follow this front over the west-central Gulf through tonight. A
stronger cold front will enter the NW Gulf late Thu night or
early Fri morning, reach from Apalachicola, FL to the central
Bay of Campeche by Fri evening, and move across the Yucatan
Channel by Sat evening. Northerly gale force winds are expected
near Tampico, Mexico Fri afternoon, and offshore Veracruz,
Mexico late Fri afternoon through early Sat. Gales could also
persist over the central Bay of Campeche into Sat morning. Very
rough seas are expected in the wake of the front, especially
over the SW Gulf. Winds and seas will gradually diminish from W
to E on Sun. 

Gulf of Mexico N of 26N W of 87W

.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. 
.THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.SAT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

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

...GALE WARNING...
...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE FRI NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI...NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 9 
ft in the afternoon. 
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 
.SAT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E in the afternoon.
Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.MON...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 

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

...GALE WARNING...
...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT...

.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.THU...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, NW winds 10 to 20 kt.
Elsewhere, E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt
in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, N winds 10 to
15 kt, shifting to NW after midnight. Elsewhere, E winds less
than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, NW winds 10 to 20 kt,
increasing to 25 to 35 kt in the afternoon,Seas 3 to 5 ft, 
building to 7 to 10 ft in the afternoon. Elsewhere, E winds 10 to
15 kt, shifting to NW 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon,Seas 3 to 4 
ft, building to 5 to 7 ft in the afternoon. 
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. 
.SAT...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SUN...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

Gulf of Mexico E of 87W

.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. 
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.MON...NE winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable winds
less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt, shifting to SE after
midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft in the evening, subsiding to 2 ft or
less.