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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
556 PM EDT Fri Oct 6 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...A trough over the central Gulf will weaken as it
moves into the NW Gulf through tonight, allowing associated
strong winds and seas over the NE and N central Gulf to
diminish.Tropical Storm Nate over the northwestern Caribbean Sea
near 20.3N 85.7W 993 mb at 5 PM EDT moving NNW at 18 kt. Maximum
sustained winds 50 kt gusts to 60 kt. Nate will move through the
Yucatan Channel this evening while strengthening and reach the
far SE Gulf of Mexico near 23.0N 87.2W late tonight with maximum
sustained winds 50 kt gusts to 60 kt, then continue to
strengthen as it reaches near 26.8N 88.9W early on Saturday
afternoon with maximum sustained winds 60 kt gusts to 75 kt, and
intensify to a hurricane as it reaches to just E of southeastern
Louisiana near 29.9N 89.1W late Saturday night with maximum
sustained winds 70 kt gusts to 85 kt. Nate will move inland the
central Gulf coast during late Saturday night then move well N
of the area through Sun evening. More tranquil marine conditions
are expected early next week in the wake of Nate. 

Gulf of Mexico N of 26N W of 87W

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...

.TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E winds 15 to
25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.SAT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. SE winds 25 to
35 kt, increasing to 45 to 55 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to
7 ft, building to 9 to 14 ft in the afternoon. 
.SAT NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. N winds 55 to
65 kt, becoming W 30 to 40 kt after midnight. Seas 9 to 14 ft. 
.SUN...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. SW winds 20 to
30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft, subsiding to 6 to 8 ft in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.TUE...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 

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

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...

.TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. NE winds 20 to 30 kt,
increasing to 40 to 50 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SAT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. NW winds 45 to
55 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. W winds 20 to
30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.SUN...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 

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

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...

.TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. Within 60 nm of
coast of Veracruz, N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than
10 kt after midnight,Seas 3 ft in the evening, subsiding to 2 ft
or less. Elsewhere, N winds 20 to 30 kt, increasing to 35 to
45 kt after midnight,Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT...Variable winds less than 10 kt within 60 nm of coast of
Veracruz, and W 10 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 2 ft or less within
60 nm of coast of Veracruz, and 3 to 5 ft elsewhere. 
.SAT NIGHT...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, Variable winds
less than 10 kt, becoming SE less than 10 kt after midnight.
Elsewhere, W winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to S after midnight.
Seas 3 ft. 
.SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, E winds 10 to
15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt after midnight. Elsewhere,
E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.TUE...NE winds less than 10 kt within 60 nm of coast of
Veracruz, and E 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.WED...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 

Gulf of Mexico E of 87W

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...

.TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. SE winds 30 to 40 kt,
increasing to 40 to 50 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft,
building to 7 to 10 ft after midnight. 
.SAT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. SE winds 35 to
45 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to
10 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. S winds 15 to
25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.SUN...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. S winds 15 to 25 kt.
Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt, shifting to E after
midnight. Seas 3 ft. 
.TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding
to 2 ft or less.