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FZNT32 KNHC 141630
OFFN21

Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
1230 PM EDT Fri Apr 14 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...Weak ridging extends from west-central Florida to
southwest Louisiana. The ridge will shift east Sat ahead of a
cold front that is forecast to enter the western Gulf Sat night.
The front will move southeastward across much of the Gulf and
reach from Sarasota, FL to Tampico, Mexico by early Mon. Fresh
to strong N to NE winds and building seas are likely behind the
front over much of the western and central Gulf Sun into early
Mon. Well in advance of the front, there is a possibility of
some severe thunderstorm squalls with gusty winds over portions
of the north- central and NE Gulf on Sat. 

Gulf of Mexico N of 26N W of 87W

.THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.TONIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. Seas 3 ft. 
.SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt
after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.MON...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TUE...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.MON...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TONIGHT...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, E winds 10 to
15 kt, shifting to SE after midnight. Elsewhere, E winds 10 to
15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SAT...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, SE winds less than
10 kt, shifting to NW in the afternoon. Elsewhere, SE winds
10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt within 60 nm of coast of
Veracruz, and NE 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

Gulf of Mexico E of 87W

.THIS AFTERNOON...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.TONIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the evening,
subsiding to 2 ft or less. 
.SAT...SE winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in
the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than
10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.SUN...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to
3 to 4 ft in the afternoon. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds less than 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt
after midnight. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 to 4 ft after
midnight. 
.MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.