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FZNT32 KNHC 162036
OFFN21

Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
436 PM EDT Sat Mar 16 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...High pressure located over the central subtropical
Atlantic will continue to move eastward across the Atlantic
through Mon, and maintain a lingering ridge westward over the
western Atlantic and into the central Gulf through Sun. A
weakening cold front has moved into the N Gulf waters today and
will stall there this evening then begin to drift N and
dissipate tonight. A new cold front will move into the NW Gulf
Sun evening and gradually shift S of the basin by Tue evening.
Increasing wind and seas are expected behind the front Sun night
through Tue. Fresh to locally strong winds will pulse near and
to the NW of the Yucatan Peninsula each evening and into the
early morning hours. 

Gulf of Mexico N of 26N W of 87W

.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to N after midnight.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.WED...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming E less than
10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

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

.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.WED...E winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

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

.TONIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt within 60 nm of coast of
Veracruz, and E 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN...E winds less than 10 kt within 60 nm of coast of
Veracruz, and SE 10 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, E winds less
than 10 kt. Elsewhere, NE winds less than 10 kt, increasing to
10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.MON...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, N winds less than
10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, NE
winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in
the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

Gulf of Mexico E of 87W

.TONIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt, shifting to SE after
midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TUE...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.WED...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.THU...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning,
subsiding to 2 ft or less. 
.THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.