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FZNT32 KNHC 231513
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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
1013 AM EST Fri Feb 23 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 cold front is over the NW Gulf. Fresh SW winds are
ahead of the front over the NE Gulf. The front will reach from
the western Florida Panhandle to near Brownsville, Texas by
midday, move over the southern Gulf waters on Sat morning, then
southeast of the basin Sat evening. 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

.TODAY...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 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 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...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. 

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

.TODAY...W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 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 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TUE...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

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

.TODAY...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, W winds less than
10 kt, shifting to N in the afternoon. Elsewhere, SE winds 10 to
15 kt, shifting to E in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft in the morning,
subsiding to 2 ft or less. 
.TONIGHT...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, N winds 10 to
15 kt. Elsewhere, N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than
10 kt after midnight. 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...E winds less than 10 kt within 60 nm of coast of
Veracruz, and NE 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E in the afternoon.
Seas 3 to 4 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

.TODAY...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TONIGHT...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, diminishing to less than 10 kt in
the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft in the
evening, subsiding to 2 ft or less. 
.MON...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.MON NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. 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 3 to 5 ft.