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FZNT32 KNHC 081512
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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
1012 AM EST Fri Dec 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...Moderate to locally fresh return flow is expected
today through Sat. A strong cold front will enter the NW Gulf
Sat evening. The front will reach from Mobile, AL to Tuxpan,
Mexico Sun morning, from Cedar Key, FL to Merida, Mexico in the
NW Yucatan peninsula Sun evening, and exit the basin Mon
morning. Strong to gale force winds are expected behind the
front across the western Gulf, from offshore southern Texas
southward to the Bay of Campeche Sat night through Sun evening.
Strong NW gales to near storm-force are possible offshore
Veracruz Sun afternoon. A line of strong thunderstorms is likely
to accompany the cold front as it moves across the Gulf of
Mexico. Winds and seas will gradually subside across the basin
late Mon. 

Gulf of Mexico N of 26N W of 87W

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SAT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 20 to 30 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft after midnight. 
.SUN...NW winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.MON...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TUE...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

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

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 30 to 40 kt
after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN...NW winds 30 to 40 kt, becoming N 20 to 30 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 9 to 14 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. 
.MON...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TUE...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

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

...GALE WARNING...
...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE...

.TODAY...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SAT...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, SE winds 10 to 15 kt,
diminishing to less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, SE
winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt within 60 nm of coast of
Veracruz, and E 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, NW winds 35 to 45 kt. 
Seas 6 to 8 ft, building to 10 to 16 ft in the afternoon. 
Elsewhere, E winds 25 to 35 kt, shifting to N in the afternoon. 
Seas 3 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft in the afternoon. 
.SUN NIGHT...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, N winds 30 to
40 kt, becoming NW 20 to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 9 to 14 ft. 
Elsewhere, N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft, building to 8 
to 13 ft after midnight. 
.MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz,
and NE 15 to 25 kt elsewhere. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.TUE...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, N winds less than
10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, E
winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

Gulf of Mexico E of 87W

.TODAY...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN...SE winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming SW 20 to 30 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.MON...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.TUE...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.