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FZNT32 KNHC 181411
OFFN21

Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
1011 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...An east to west ridge across the northern Gulf
waters will shift east ahead of a cold front entering the
northwest gulf tonight. The front will stall from southwest
Florida to south Texas on Fri, then lift back north as a weak
warm front on Sat ahead of a second cold front reaching the
Texas coast late Sat night. The second cold front will reach
from the western Florida Panhandle to the SW Gulf on Sun night,
and from Tampa Bay to the Yucatan Peninsula on on Mon. 

Gulf of Mexico N of 26N W of 87W

.THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TONIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU...N 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 3 to 5 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 6 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 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 less than 10 kt, shifting to E after
midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 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

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft, 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 to 4 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.