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FZNT32 KNHC 090839
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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
439 AM EDT Wed Aug 9 2017

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...Tropical Storm Franklin near 20.4N 92.7W at 5 AM
moving W or 280 DEG at 11 kt with maximum sustained winds 55 kt
gusts to 65 kt. Franklin will strengthen to a minimal hurricane
at 2 PM near 20.5N 94.4W, and move inland Mexico near Veracruz
late tonight with conditions improving throughout Thu. A surface
ridge will meander westward from the Florida Big Bend across the
Northern Coastal Waters and Coastal Plains, with a surface high
developing along the ridge during the late afternoons. A thermal
trough will develop over the Yucatan Peninsula during the
evenings beginning on Thu, move slowly westward during the
overnight hours, and dissipate over the SW Gulf by late each
morning. 

Gulf of Mexico N of 26N W of 87W

.TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.THU...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in
the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 

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

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...

.TODAY... TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E winds 30 to
40 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 
.TONIGHT... TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E winds 30 to
40 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 
.THU...E winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.FRI...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 

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

...HURRICANE WARNING... 

.TODAY... HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. Within 60 nm of coast
of Veracruz, N winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming NW 35 to 45 kt in the
afternoon,Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 6 to 8 ft in the
afternoon. Elsewhere, E winds 50 to 65 kt,Seas 8 to 13 ft. 
.TONIGHT... HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. Within 60 nm of coast
of Veracruz, NW winds 55 to 65 kt, shifting to SE 60 to 70 kt
after midnight,Seas 8 to 11 ft, building to 11 to 16 ft after
midnight. Elsewhere, SE winds 55 to 65 kt,Seas 9 to 14 ft. 
.THU... TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. Within 60 nm of
coast of Veracruz, SE winds 50 to 60 kt, diminishing to 20 to
30 kt in the afternoon,Seas 10 to 15 ft, subsiding to 6 to 9 ft
in the afternoon. Elsewhere, SE winds 25 to 35 kt, becoming E
15 to 25 kt in the afternoon,Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt within 60 nm of coast of
Veracruz, and E 15 to 25 kt elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.FRI...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, SE winds 10 to 15 kt,
shifting to NE in the afternoon. Elsewhere, E winds 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt within 60 nm of coast of
Veracruz, and E 15 to 25 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 

Gulf of Mexico E of 87W

.TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding
to 2 ft or less. 
.THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.