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FZNT32 KNHC 010318
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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
1018 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 eastern Texas.
Aside from some moderate NW winds in the NE Gulf tonight,
quiescent marine conditions will prevail through Fri as high
pressure dominates. Fresh to strong SE to S winds and scattered
thunderstorms are expected to develop over the western Gulf Fri
night, then shift east into Sun, in advance of a cold front. By
Sun night, this cold front is expected to move E of the Gulf,
with strong to near gale-force W to NW winds expanding across
much of the basin Mon into Mon night. 

Gulf of Mexico N of 26N W of 87W

.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt
after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.THU...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning,
subsiding to 2 ft or less. 
.THU NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.FRI...E 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 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SAT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SUN...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. 
.MON...NW winds 20 to 30 k0t. Seas 9 to 14 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. 

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

...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE MON NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.THU...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning,
subsiding to 2 ft or less. 
.THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft
in the afternoon. 
.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 6 to 8 ft. 
.MON...NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft, building to 9 to
14 ft in the afternoon. 
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 30 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft. 

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

.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 within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz,
and SE less than 10 kt elsewhere. 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...SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.SUN...N 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. Seas 2 ft or less,
building to 3 ft after midnight. 
.MON...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 5 to
7 ft in the afternoon. 
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. 

Gulf of Mexico E of 87W

...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE MON NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.THU...NE winds 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...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.SAT...E winds less than 10 kt, shifting to SE in the afternoon.
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. 
.MON...W winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft, building to 8 to
13 ft in the afternoon. 
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 30 to 35 kt. Seas 11 to 16 ft.