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FZNT32 KNHC 231514
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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
1114 AM EDT Mon Oct 23 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 cold front extends from the Florida Panhandle near
30N86W to the Bay of campeche near 20N95W to 23N98W. The front
will extend from Tampa to NW Cuba Tuesday morning, and move east
of the basin by Wednesday sunset. Strong ridge in the wake of
the front will bring fresh to strong northerly winds into much
of forecast waters from Tuesday sunrise until Thursday midnight.
Winds will diminish through Thursday afternoon as the ridge
shifts to the NE Gulf. The ridge will weaken on Friday as
another cold front moves across eastern Texas, and into the NW
Gulf on Friday night. 

Gulf of Mexico N of 26N W of 87W

.THIS AFTERNOON...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TUE...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming SE less than
10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. 
.FRI...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming N 10 to
15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TUE...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.THU...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

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

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TUE...

.THIS AFTERNOON...N winds 25 to 35 kt within 60 nm of coast of 
Veracruz, and N 10 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 8 to 11 ft within 60 
nm of coast of Veracruz, and 5 to 7 ft elsewhere. 
.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt and seas 8 to 10 ft within 60 nm 
of coast of Veracruz, N winds 10 to 20 kt and seas 5 to 7 ft 
elsewhere.
.TUE...N winds 25 to 35 kt within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, 
and N 10 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 8 to 11 ft within 60 nm of 
coast of Veracruz, and 5 to 7 ft elsewhere. 
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 
.THU...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. 

Gulf of Mexico E of 87W

.THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E after midnight.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning,
subsiding to 2 ft or less. 
.FRI NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less,
building to 3 ft after midnight.