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FZNT32 KNHC 151517
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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
1017 AM EST Fri Dec 15 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 Apalachicola to 27N92W
to inland Mexico at 24N97W will reach from near Cedar Key
Florida to 26N92W to 20N96W early this evening, then become
stationary from near Tampa to 26N92W to the SW Gulf and the Bay
of Campeche on Saturday. The front will then lift northward as a
warm front through Sunday night. Gale force winds are expected
along the coast of Mexico near Tampico and Veracruz today and
tonight. High pres will settle in over the area Sunday evening
through Monday. The high pres will move eastward to the eastern
gulf waters by late Tuesday as a weak cold front moves across
the NW and N central waters. 

Gulf of Mexico N of 26N W of 87W

.TODAY...W winds 15 to 25 kt, shifting to N in the afternoon.
Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SAT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SUN...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.TUE...S winds less than 10 kt, shifting to SW in the afternoon.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

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

...GALE WARNING W OF 96W...

.TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 20 to 30 kt in the
afternoon and 30 to 35 kt W of 96W. Seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 
5 to 7 ft in the afternoon except to 9 to 12 ft W of 96W. 
.TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt, except NW to N 30 to 35 kt S of 
24N W of 96W. Seas 6 to 8 ft except 8 to 11 ft W of 94W and 10 to 
14 ft S of 24N W of 96W.
.SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, except NE 10 to 20 kt W of 94W and 
NW to N 15 to 25 kt W of 96W. Seas 4 to 6 ft, except 6 to 8 ft W
of 94W and 8 to 10 ft W of 96W.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt,.Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

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

...GALE WARNING W OF 96W...

.TODAY...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, SE winds less than
10 kt, becoming N 25 to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
Elsewhere, SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E in the 
afternoon,Seas 3 to 4 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or 
less. 
.TONIGHT...NW to N winds 25 to 35 kt within 60 nm of coast of 
Veracruz, and NE 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 8 to 10 ft within 
60 nm of coast of Veracruz, and 4 to 6 ft elsewhere except 9 to
14 ft N of 20N W of 96W.
.SAT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 12 ft within 60 nm of 
coast of Veracruz early subsiding to 7 to 10 ft in the 
afternoon, and 5 to 7 ft elsewhere.
.SAT NIGHT...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, NE winds less
than 10 kt, shifting to S after midnight. Elsewhere, E winds
10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E in the afternoon.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...E 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 5 ft. 

Gulf of Mexico E of 87W

.TODAY...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. 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 6 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.MON...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft in the
evening, subsiding to 2 to 3 ft.