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FZNT32 KNHC 081506
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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
1106 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 centered near 21.0N 95.8W 975 mb at
11 AM EDT moving WSW at 4 kt. Maximum sustained winds 85 kt
gusts 105 kt. Katia is forecast to move to near 20.6N 96.4W this
evening, with maximum sustained wind of 85 kt gusts to 105 kt,
and inland near 19.7N 97.4W by early on Tuesday, with maximum
sustained winds 45 kt gusts to 55 kt. Katia will gradually
weaken as it moves further inland through Tuesday night. Major
Hurricane Irma is forecast to enter the eastern Straits of
Florida Saturday afternoon, then turn northward across the
Florida peninsula Saturday night and Sunday, 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 Saturday into Sunday. 

Gulf of Mexico N of 26N W of 87W

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 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

.THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.TONIGHT...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...

.THIS AFTERNOON...HURRICANE CONDITIONS. SE winds 65 to 75 kt.
Seas 10 to 15 ft within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, and 7 to
10 ft elsewhere. 
.TONIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. Within 60 nm of coast
of Veracruz, NW winds 65 to 75 kt, becoming SE 60 to 70 kt 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...

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NE winds 15 to
25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SAT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. NE winds 35 to
45 kt, increasing to 55 to 65 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to
9 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. N winds 85 to
105 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft, building to 17 to 19 ft. 
.SUN...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. N winds 45 to 55 kt. Seas
8 to 13 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. 
.MON...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. 
.MON NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. 
.TUE...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.