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FZNT32 KNHC 231456
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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
956 AM EST Sat Dec 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 over NW Gulf will reach from the
Mississippi Delta to the western Bay of Campeche this evening,
then slow from the Florida Panhandle to the Eastern Bay of
Campeche early Sun as a secondary cold front surges S into the
northern waters reaching from Straits of Florida to near
Veracruz, Mexico on Mon night. Remnants of the initial front
will weaken to a NW to SE trough that will meander across the SW
gulf waters through Wed, while the secondary front lifts N on
Tue and Wed. 

Gulf of Mexico N of 26N W of 87W

.TODAY...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TONIGHT...NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming NW 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft, building to
5 to 7 ft after midnight. 
.MON...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

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

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...S of 23N W of front NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt increasing
to 30 to 35 kt, then diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Elsewhere NE
winds 15 to 20 kt becoming NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7
ft.
.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt
after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SUN...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to SE in the afternoon.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

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

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...S of 21N W of 95W NE winds 10 to 15 kt becoming NW winds
25 to 35 kt late this afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft building to 6 to 
9 ft. Elsewhere NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N to NE 20 to 
30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft building to 5 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt within 60 nm of coast of
Veracruz, and NE 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz,
and E less than 10 kt elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TUE...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt, shifting to E after
midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 

Gulf of Mexico E of 87W

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