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FZNT32 KNHC 291504
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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
1104 AM EDT Thu Mar 29 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 pressure centered NE of the northern Bahamas
ridging into the east Gulf will maintain fresh to strong SE
return flow through early this afternoon. A cold front from the
coast of Louisiana to inland NE Mexico will extend from the big
bend of Florida to Veracruz Mexico Fri morning. The front will
stall and weaken from central Florida to the Bay of Campeche on
Sat. Fresh to near gale force NW winds are expected in the
western Bay of Campeche tonight through Sat morning. 

Gulf of Mexico N of 26N W of 87W

.THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. 
.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt
after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.FRI...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SAT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SAT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SUN...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 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 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, SE winds
10 to 15 kt, shifting to N 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. 
Elsewhere, SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.TONIGHT...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, NW winds 20 to 25 
kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Elsewhere, NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6
ft. 
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft within 60 nm of coast
of Veracruz, and 3 to 5 ft elsewhere. 
.FRI NIGHT...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, NW winds 20 to 
30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Elsewhere, N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft.
.SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt, shifting to E after
midnight. Seas 3 ft. 
.MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

Gulf of Mexico E of 87W

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the evening,
subsiding to 2 ft or less. 
.MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to
3 ft after midnight.