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FZNT32 KNHC 162011
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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
311 PM EST Tue Jan 16 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...A strong cold front extends from Pensacola to 27N94W
and to inland NE Mexico at 25N98W. High pres is present E of the
front, while much stronger high pres follows in behind the
front. The high pres E of the front will shift eastward and
weaken through tonight. The front will quickly reach from the
Florida panhandle to near 26N91W and to just N of Tampico this
evening, then move SE of the area early on Wed. Cold arctic
offshore northerly flow behind the front will bring near gale
force winds with frequent gusts to gale force over the NW Gulf
today and tonight, and gale force NW to N winds near Tampico and
Veracruz tonight through early on Wed. The strong high will
gradually weaken as it shifts eastward through Sat, with a ridge
forecast near or just N of 30N on Sun. A coastal trough will set
up along the Texas and Mexican coasts from Thu through Fri
before moving inland the central Texas possibly as a weak low
late Fri. The next cold front may approach the Texas coast late
Sun night. 

Gulf of Mexico N of 26N W of 87W

...GALE WARNING W OF 93W...

.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt, except 25 to 30 kt with frequent
gusts to 35 kt W of 93W. Seas 4 to 6 ft E of 90W, building to 6 
to 8 ft late and 8 to 12 ft W of 90W.
.WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt, except diminishing to 10 to 20 kt N
of 27 W of 90W in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 11 ft.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 
.THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SUN...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 

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

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

.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt, except 30 to 35 kt W of 96W. 
Seas 8 to 10 ft, except 10 to 14 ft W of 96W.
.WED...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 25 kt, except 30 to 35 kt W of 96W
early diminishing to 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 16 ft W of 96W,
and 9 to 13 ft E of 96W. 
.THU...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt, shifting to E after
midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

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

...GALE WARNING S OF OF 21N W OF 95.5W...

.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt within 60 nm of coast of 
Veracruz, and NE 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Within 60 nm of coast of 
Veracruz, seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft after midnight. 
Elsewhere, seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.WED...S of 21N W of 95.5W NW winds 30 to 35 kt. Seas 10 to 15 
ft. Elsewhere, N to NE winds 10 to 20 kt in the morning 
increasing to winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in the morning, 
building to 9 to 14 ft in the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 35 kt within 60 nm of coast of 
Veracruz diminishing to 20 to 30 kt late. Seas 10 to 15 ft
subsiding to 9 to 13 ft late. Elsewhere, NE winds 15 to 25 kt
except N to NE winds 20 to 30 kt W of 94W. Seas 8 to 10 ft, 
except 9 to 13 ft Elsewhere W of 94W.
.THU...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft W of 94W, and 
6 to 8 ft E of 94W. 
.THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt, shifting to NE after
midnight. Seas 3 ft. 

Gulf of Mexico E of 87W

.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.WED...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. 
.THU...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.FRI...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.