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FZNT32 KNHC 180918
OFFN21

Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
518 AM EDT Wed Oct 18 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...High pressure will continue to dominate the Gulf
waters through Thu night. Gentle to moderate anti-cyclonic winds
will prevail through Thu night. A frontal system will bring
fresh winds to the NE Gulf Fri through Fri night. Benign
conditions will then return over the weekend as high pressure
builds back in. 

Gulf of Mexico N of 26N W of 87W

.TODAY...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.TONIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.THU...S winds less than 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable
winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming SW less
than 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.FRI...W winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in
the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...W winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the evening,
subsiding to 2 ft or less. 
.SUN...W winds less than 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable
winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.SUN NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 

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

.TODAY...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.TONIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt, shifting to SE after
midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.THU...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.FRI...NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.FRI NIGHT...W winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.SAT...W winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming SE less
than 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.SUN...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. Seas 2 ft or less. 

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

.TODAY...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, N winds 10 to 15 kt,
shifting to NE in the afternoon. Elsewhere, E winds 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TONIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt within 60 nm of coast of
Veracruz, and E 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.THU...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, E winds less than
10 kt. Elsewhere, E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than
10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.FRI...NE winds less than 10 kt in the morning, becoming
variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.SAT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.SAT NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.SUN...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 

Gulf of Mexico E of 87W

.TODAY...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.THU...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning,
subsiding to 2 ft or less. 
.THU NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.FRI...NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable
winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.