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FZNT32 KNHC 080257
OFFN21

Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
957 PM EST Sun Jan 7 2018

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...High pres NE of the area will maintain fresh to
strong return flow through tonight. A cold front will move into
the NW portion early Mon with an associated low pres area
entering the N central Gulf Mon evening. The low and front will
weaken as they continue SE into Tue morning, then will drift S
through Tue night while gradually becoming a remnant trough into
early Wed. The trough will drift W through Wed night while
dissipating, with return flow then dominating through early Thu.
The next cold front may enter the NW portion Thu afternoon,
sweeping across the basin through the end of the week. 

Gulf of Mexico N of 26N W of 87W

.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.MON...NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to E to SE late.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.WED...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.THU...S to SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt, increasing to 30 kt late.
Seas 5 ft, building to 7 to 9 ft late. 
.FRI...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 

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

.TONIGHT...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.MON...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to NW behind front.
Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.TUE...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to E late.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.WED...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.THU...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 30 kt
late. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.FRI...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.

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

.OVERNIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NW behind front. 
Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TUE...NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.WED...S winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE to S 10 to 15 kt in
the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.THU...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW to N 20 to 25 kt
behind front. Seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft behind front.
.FRI...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in N
swell. 

Gulf of Mexico E of 87W

.TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.MON...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...SE to S winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to SW late.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.TUE...W to NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning,
subsiding to 2 ft or less. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.WED...NE to E winds less than 5 kt, shifting to SE to S in the
afternoon. Seas 3 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the evening,
subsiding to 2 ft or less. 
.THU...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft in the
afternoon. 
.THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.FRI...SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.