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FZNT32 KNHC 011519
OFFN21

Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
1019 AM EST Wed Mar 1 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 ridge will continue to dominate the Gulf waters
through tonight. Moist southerly flow will continue to favor the
development of marine fog across portions of the northern Gulf
tonight into early Thu morning. SE to S winds will increase to
fresh to strong Thu, ahead of a cold front forecast to move off
the Texas coast Thu night. The front will reach from
Apalachicola, FL to the central Bay of Campeche Fri evening
before stalling and weakening later Fri night into early Sat.
Near-gale force S winds will precede the front across the
northern Gulf Thu evening through Fri morning. Fresh to strong
NW winds are expected behind the front over the western Gulf,
except for minimal gale force offshore Tampico and Veracruz,
Mexico Fri. Winds and seas should subside by Sat. 

Gulf of Mexico N of 26N W of 87W

.TODAY...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.THU...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.FRI...W winds 20 to 30 kt, diminishing to 10 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 8 to 11 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.SAT...NE winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in
the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

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

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.THU...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.FRI...W of 95W, N winds 25 to 35 kt. Elsewhere, SE winds 15 to 
25 kt, shifting to NE 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 
ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to SE in the afternoon.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt, shifting to SE after
midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

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

...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE FRI...

.TODAY...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.THU...SE winds 10 to 20 kt within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz,
and SE 15 to 25 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI...W of 95W, NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Elsewhere, SE winds 10 to
20 kt, shifting to W in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NE less than 10 kt
after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SAT...NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.SUN...E winds less than 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable
winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 

Gulf of Mexico E of 87W

.TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to
3 to 4 ft in the afternoon. 
.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.THU...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.FRI...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.SAT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in
the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.