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FZNT32 KNHC 180849
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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
449 AM EDT Wed Apr 18 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...Ridging over the northern Gulf will shift east ahead
of a cold front moving east through the Southern Plains, allow
the fresh SE return flow over the northwest Gulf to diminish
through late Wed. The front will enter the northern Gulf Thu,
stall from southwest Florida to south Texas Fri, before lifting
back north as a warm front Sat ahead of yet another cold front
moving across Texas. The second front is expected to move across
the northwest Gulf, and reach from near the western Florida
panhandle to the SW Gulf Sun night. A warm front will extend out
ahead this front across the eastern gulf. 

Gulf of Mexico N of 26N W of 87W

.TODAY...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming SE less than
10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.THU...NE winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in
the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SAT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 

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

.TODAY...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TONIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt, shifting to E after
midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.THU...E winds 10 to 15 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 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 5 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 

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

.TODAY...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.THU...N winds less than 10 kt within 60 nm of coast of
Veracruz, and E 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. 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. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 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...NE winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 

Gulf of Mexico E of 87W

.TODAY...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning,
subsiding to 2 ft or less. 
.TONIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.THU...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.THU NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.SAT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SUN...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.