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FZNT32 KNHC 211513
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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
1113 AM EDT Thu Mar 21 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 surface low pressure center and a cold front are
forecast to form near the coast of Texas later today. The low
pressure is forecast to track northeastward from the Gulf of
Mexico to inland southeastern U.S. Fri night and Sat. A trailing
cold front will exit the basin through late Sat afternoon.
Strong to near gale-force southerly winds are forecast ahead of
the front, with fresh to strong northerly winds behind it.
Widespread showers and strong thunderstorms, some potentially
severe, are expected with the low center and the cold front.
Mariners should monitor these hazardous marine conditions and
plan their routes accordingly. High pressure in the wake of the
front will quickly shift eastward from late Sat night through
Sun night, allowing for fresh to strong southerly winds to
develop over the western Gulf. These winds shift to the central
and eastern Gulf Mon and Mon night as a cold front moves across
the western Gulf. 

Gulf of Mexico N of 26N W of 87W

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.FRI...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SUN...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.MON...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI...SE winds 10 to 20 kt, shifting to NW 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SUN...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.MON...SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds less than 10 kt within 60 nm of coast
of Veracruz, and SE 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.FRI...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, N winds less than
10 kt, shifting to NW in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S winds 10 to
15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, N winds 10 to
15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt after midnight. Elsewhere,
N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft in the evening, subsiding to 2 ft
or less. 
.SAT...N winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.MON...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

Gulf of Mexico E of 87W

.THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI...SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.SAT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.SUN...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.MON...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.