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FZNT32 KNHC 311701
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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
1201 PM EST Wed Jan 31 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...Weak high pressure is centered across the NW Gulf.
Aside from some fresh NE winds in the NE Gulf today, quiescent
marine conditions will prevail through Fri as high pressure
dominates. Fresh to strong SE to S winds and showers and
thunderstorms are expected to develop over the western Gulf Fri
night, then spread east into Sun, in advance of the next cold
front. By Sun night, this cold front will likely cross the Gulf,
with strong to near gale-force W to NW winds behind it. 

Gulf of Mexico N of 26N W of 87W

.TODAY...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.THU...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.THU NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.FRI...SE winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in
the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SAT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SUN...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. 

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

.TODAY...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.TONIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.THU...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SAT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, shifting to W 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 

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

.TODAY...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning,
subsiding to 2 ft or less. 
.TONIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.THU...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt within 60 nm of coast of
Veracruz, and E less than 10 kt elsewhere. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.SUN...NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning,
subsiding to 2 ft or less. 
.SUN NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. Seas 2 ft or less. 

Gulf of Mexico E of 87W

.TODAY...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.THU...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the
evening, subsiding to 2 ft or less. 
.FRI...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.FRI NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 ft, building to 4 to
6 ft after midnight. 
.SUN...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.