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FZNT32 KNHC 182134
OFFN21

Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
501 PM 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 anticyclonic winds
will prevail through Thu night. A frontal system will bring
fresh winds to the NE Gulf Fri and 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 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less in
the afternoon. 
.TONIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.THU...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming S less
than 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.FRI...SW winds less than 10 kt, shifting to W in the afternoon.
Seas 2 ft or less. 
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SAT...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.SUN...SW 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. 

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

.TODAY...E winds less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to
4 ft in the afternoon. 
.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...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.SUN...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 

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

.TODAY...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, NE winds less than
10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, E winds 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft in the afternoon. 
.TONIGHT...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, E winds less than
10 kt, shifting to SE after midnight. Elsewhere, E winds 10 to
15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in
the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, E winds less
than 10 kt in the evening, becoming variable winds less than
10 kt. Elsewhere, NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.FRI...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning,
subsiding to 2 ft or less. 
.FRI NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.SAT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.SAT NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to
3 ft after midnight. 

Gulf of Mexico E of 87W

.TODAY...NE winds 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft
in the afternoon. 
.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.THU...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.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 4 ft. 
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning,
subsiding to 2 ft or less. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.