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FZNT32 KNHC 222005
OFFN21

Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
305 PM EST Thu Feb 22 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...A ridge dominates the Gulf of Mexico. This system
will continue to shift eastward ahead of the next cold front
forecast to emerge off the Texas coast tonight. Fresh to strong
southerly winds are ahead of the front over the western Gulf.
The front will reach from the western Florida Panhandle to near
Brownsville, Texas by Fri morning, and will be over the south
waters on Sat morning, extending across the Straits of Florida
to near Tampico, Mexico. Moderate to fresh northerly winds can
be expected behind the front with moderate seas. Surface high
pressure will build in the wake of the front late Sat through
early next week. 

Gulf of Mexico N of 26N W of 87W

.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SAT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in
the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the evening,
subsiding to 2 ft or less. 
.SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TUE...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 

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

.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NW in the afternoon.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TUE...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 

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

.TONIGHT...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, SE winds 10 to
15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt after midnight. Elsewhere,
SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.FRI...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, NW winds less than
10 kt in the morning. Winds N in the afternoon. Elsewhere, SE
winds 10 to 15 kt in the morning. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to
3 ft after midnight. 
.SAT...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, N winds 10 to 15 kt,
shifting to NE in the afternoon. Elsewhere, NE winds less than
10 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in
the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E in the afternoon.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.TUE...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

Gulf of Mexico E of 87W

.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt
after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.MON...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.MON NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 to
4 ft in the afternoon. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.