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FZNT32 KNHC 161409
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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
1009 AM EDT Fri Mar 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 surface high is centered near Tampa Bay with a
ridge extending west along 27N. The high will shift south over
the southeast gulf waters this weekend with a ridge extending
northwest to the Texas coast. The ridge will retract east on Sun
night ahead of a cold front moving offshore Texas on Mon. The
front will extend from the Florida Panhandle to Veracruz Mexico
early Tue, and pass through the Straits of Florida late Tue
night. 

Gulf of Mexico N of 26N W of 87W

.THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.MON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TUE...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TONIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt within 60 nm of coast of
Veracruz, and E 10 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, SE winds less than
10 kt in the morning, becoming variable winds less than 10 kt.
Elsewhere, SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, E winds less
than 10 kt, shifting to SE after midnight. Elsewhere, E winds
10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.MON...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E after midnight.
Seas 3 ft. 
.TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to N in the afternoon. Seas
2 ft or less, building to 3 ft in the afternoon. 
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

Gulf of Mexico E of 87W

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.TONIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in
the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.SUN...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft
in the afternoon. 
.MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.TUE...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.