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FZNT32 KNHC 110925
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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
425 AM EST Thu Jan 11 2024

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...Southerly winds will increase over the northern Gulf
late today ahead of the next cold front expected to move off the
Texas coast Fri morning. Winds to gale force and rough seas will
follow the front over the western Gulf, as it reaches from
Apalachicola, Florida to Veracruz, Mexico Fri night. Looking
ahead, winds and seas will diminish Sat and Sun as the front
shifts southeast of the basin and high pressure builds over the
northern Gulf. Another front may move off the Texas coast on
Mon, followed by gale-force winds over the western Gulf Mon
night. 

Gulf of Mexico N of 26N W of 87W

.TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.FRI...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 8 to
11 ft in the afternoon. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt, shifting to N 10 to 20 kt
after midnight. Seas 8 to 11 ft. 
.SAT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.MON...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 

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

...GALE WARNING...

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

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

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.TONIGHT...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, SE winds 10 to
15 kt. Elsewhere, E winds less than 10 kt, shifting to SE after
midnight. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.FRI...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, S winds less than
10 kt, becoming NW 20 to 35 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S 
winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 20 to 35 kt within 60 nm of coast of 
Veracruz, and N 15 to 25 kt elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than
10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SUN...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.MON...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.MON NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt
after midnight. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 5 to 7 ft after
midnight. 

Gulf of Mexico E of 87W

.TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.FRI...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.SUN...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.