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FZNT32 KNHC 031406
OFFN21

Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
1006 AM EDT Tue Apr 3 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 thermal trough will develop over the Yucatan
Peninsula during the afternoons, drift west across the eastern
Bay of Campeche during the overnight hours, and dissipate over
the southwest gulf waters by late each morning. Surface ridging
anchored over NW Atlc waters will move east ahead of a cold
front moving into the northwest gulf waters late tonight. The
front will extend from the Florida Big Bend to Tampico, Mexico
on Wed evening then stall from central Florida to Veracruz Thu
morning while weakening. The front if forecast to gradually
dissipate Thu night into Fri. A new cold front will enter the
far northwest waters Sat afternoon and stall east to west across
the northern waters early Sun. 

Gulf of Mexico N of 26N W of 87W

.THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NE 10 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.THU...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt
after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 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 4 to 6 ft. 
.WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...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. 

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.WED...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, N winds less than
10 kt. Elsewhere, SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 

Gulf of Mexico E of 87W

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less,
building to 3 ft in the afternoon. 
.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.WED...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt, shifting to NE after
midnight. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft after midnight. 
.THU...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in
the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the evening,
subsiding to 2 ft or less. 
.SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft
in the afternoon. 
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt
after midnight. Seas 2 ft or less.