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FZNT32 KNHC 140739
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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
339 AM EDT Sat Apr 14 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...Fresh to strong winds are ongoing the NW Gulf ahead
of a late season cold front that will move off the Texas coast
early this morning. Strong northerly winds will follow the
front, reaching gale force off Tampico and Veracruz later today
as the front reaches from western Florida Panhandle to the
northwest Yucatan peninsula. The front will sweep across the
southeast Gulf by late Sun. Winds and seas will diminish from
west to east through Mon as high pressure builds across the
northern Gulf in the wake of the front through Tue. 

Gulf of Mexico N of 26N W of 87W

.TODAY...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 
.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. 
.SUN...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.WED...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

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

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...W of 96W, S winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW 30 to 35 kt
late in the morning, then, shifting to NW to N 25 to 35 kt in the
afternoon. Elsewhere, SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW
25 to 30 kt early in the afternoon, then, shifting to NW in the
afternoon. Seas 8 to 10 ft, building to 11 to 13 ft . 
.TONIGHT...N winds 25 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 25 kt early
in the morning. Seas 11 to 13 ft in N swell. 
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.WED...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

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

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming S 25 to 30 kt early
in the afternoon, then, shifting to W 30 to 35 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 8 ft, building to 10 to 12 ft in the
afternoon. 
.TONIGHT...NW to N winds 30 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt
in the late evening and overnight. Seas 11 to 13 ft.
.SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz,
and N 20 to 30 kt elsewhere. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, NE winds 10 to
15 kt, shifting to E after midnight. Elsewhere, N winds 10 to
20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 
.MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in
the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.WED...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 

Gulf of Mexico E of 87W

.TODAY...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SUN...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.