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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
454 AM EDT Fri Sep 8 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...Hurricane Katia near 21.3N 95.4W 977 mb at 5 AM EDT
moving WSW at 3 kt. Maximum sustained winds 80 kt gusts 100 kt.
Katia is forecast to move to near 21.0N 96.0W this afternoon,
then inland near 20.3N 97.0W late tonight, then to near 19.3N
98.2W Sat afternoon while weakening to a tropical storm inland,
then dissipating Saturday night. Major Hurricane Irma is
forecast to enter the eastern Straits of Florida Sat afternoon,
then turn northward across the Florida peninsula Sat night and
Sun, bringing tropical storm force and possibly hurricane force
winds to eastern portions of the Straits of Florida and Florida
Bay in the far SE Gulf late Sat into Sun. 

Gulf of Mexico N of 26N W of 87W

.TODAY...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SAT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.SUN...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 
.MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

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

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...

.TODAY...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E winds 20 to
30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NE winds 10 to
20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SAT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.TUE...NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

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

...HURRICANE WARNING...

.TODAY...HURRICANE CONDITIONS. Within 60 nm of coast of
Veracruz, NW winds 55 to 65 kt, becoming W 65 to 75 kt in the
afternoon. Elsewhere, SE winds 60 to 75 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft
within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, and 8 to 11 ft elsewhere. 
.TONIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. Within 60 nm of coast
of Veracruz, W winds 65 to 75 kt, shifting to S after midnight.
Elsewhere, NE winds 45 to 55 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt
after midnight. Seas 10 to 15 ft within 60 nm of coast of
Veracruz, and 6 to 9 ft elsewhere. 
.SAT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. Within 60 nm of
coast of Veracruz, E winds 30 to 40 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt
in the afternoon. Elsewhere, NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in
the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

Gulf of Mexico E of 87W

...HURRICANE WARNING...

.TODAY...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED WITH HURRICANE
CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SAT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. NE winds 30 to 40 kt,
increasing to 45 to 55 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. N winds 75 to
85 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 
.SUN...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. N winds 40 to 50 kt. Seas
8 to 13 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. 
.MON...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. 
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.TUE...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.