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FZNT32 KNHC 280809
OFFN21

Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
309 AM EST Thu Dec 28 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 weak surface low near 28N87W at sunrise will
weaken to an open trough this morning that will drift W and
gradually lose identity by Fri morning. A strong cold front will
move off the Texas coast on Sun with minimum gale winds forecast
along the Central Mexican coast on Mon, with these gale
conditions shifting S to near 19.5N96W on Mon night as the front
races E of the Gulf. 

Gulf of Mexico N of 26N W of 87W

.TODAY...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than
10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SAT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the evening,
subsiding to 2 ft or less. 
.SUN...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to
3 ft in the afternoon. 
.SUN NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt, becoming NE 10 to 20 kt
after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. 

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

...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE...

.TODAY...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.SUN...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less,
building to 3 ft after midnight. 
.MON...N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 

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

...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE...

.TODAY...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, N winds 10 to
15 kt,Seas 3 to 5 ft. Elsewhere, E winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting
to NE in the afternoon,Seas 3 to 4 ft in the morning, subsiding
to 2 ft or less. 
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt within 60 nm of coast of
Veracruz, and NE less than 10 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz,
and NE less than 10 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, N winds 10 to
15 kt, shifting to NW after midnight. Elsewhere, NE winds less
than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SAT...NE winds less than 10 kt in the morning, becoming
variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.SUN...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning,
subsiding to 2 ft or less. 
.SUN NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.MON...NE winds less than 10 kt, shifting to N in the afternoon.
Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft in the afternoon. 
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt increasing to 25 to 35 kt. Seas
6 to 9 ft.


Gulf of Mexico E of 87W

.TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SAT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.SAT NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.SUN...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.MON...E winds less than 10 kt, shifting to NE in the afternoon.
Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 to 4 ft in the afternoon. 
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.