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FZNT32 KNHC 130835
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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
335 AM EST Wed Dec 13 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 extending from the SE Gulf near Florida
Bay to NE Mexico will exit the basin by the afternoon. Another
cold front will enter the northern Gulf Thu, then reach from the
Florida Big Bend area in the NE Gulf to near Tampico Mexico by
Fri afternoon, then stall from Tampa to the Bay of Campeche on
Sat before lifting back to the W and NW through Sun. Gale force
winds are possible along the coast of Mexico near Tampico Fri
afternoon and night. 

Gulf of Mexico N of 26N W of 87W

.TODAY...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft in the
morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. 
.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.THU...SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.THU NIGHT...SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.FRI...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SUN...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

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

...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE FRI AND FRI NIGHT...

.TODAY...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.FRI...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 25 to 25 kt behind
front. Seas 3 ft, building to 5 to 8 ft behind front.
.FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 30 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to
25 kt late. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 
.SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E to SE in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 

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

...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE W OF 94W FRI NIGHT...

.TODAY...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.TONIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.THU...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.FRI...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NE 15 to 25 kt in 
behind front. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 4 to 7 ft behind
front.
.FRI NIGHT...W of front, NW to N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 8 to 11
ft. E of front, NW to N winds 5 kt, shifting to SE late. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.SAT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming W to NW 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft in N swell. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE 10 to 15 kt 
late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to SW to W late.
Seas 3 ft. 

Gulf of Mexico E of 87W

.TODAY...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in
the afternoon. Seas 4 to 7 ft. 
.TONIGHT...NW winds less than 10 kt, shifting to SW after
midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.THU...SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.FRI...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.FRI NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt, shifting to NE after
midnight. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.