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FZNT32 KNHC 031919
OFFN21

Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
319 PM 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 afternoon 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 evening and stall east to west across
the northern waters Sun morning. 

Gulf of Mexico N of 26N W of 87W

.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.WED...S 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...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NW after
midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to SE in the afternoon.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 

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

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

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

.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.WED...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, E winds less than
10 kt, shifting to N in the afternoon. Elsewhere, SE winds 10 to
20 kt, becoming E less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to
5 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...NE 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 4 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. 
.SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft in the morning,
subsiding to 2 ft or less. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt, shifting to E after
midnight. Seas 2 ft or less. 

Gulf of Mexico E of 87W

.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 to 4 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...E winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. Seas 3 ft in the evening, subsiding to 2 ft or
less. 
.SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than
10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN...S winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. 
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to
3 ft after midnight.