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FZNT32 KNHC 200232
OFFN21

Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
1032 PM EDT Sat May 19 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 ridge extending from the Atlantic Ocean into the
Gulf waters will persist across the region through at least
Monday. A thermal trough will develop during the evening hours
in the Yucatan Peninsula, then move west across the southwest
waters during the overnight hours, and dissipate by late each
morning. A surface trough, currently extending from SW Florida
to western Cuba, will drift WNW across the eastern Gulf through
Monday. An area of low pressure is forecast to develop in the NW
Caribbean Sea on Thursday. Easterly winds are expected to
gradually increase across the southeast gulf waters and the
Straits of Florida by Fri. 

Gulf of Mexico N of 26N W of 87W

.OVERNIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.TUE...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.WED...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.THU...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. 

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

.OVERNIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON...E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in
the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 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 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in
the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.THU...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 

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

.OVERNIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SUN...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, SE winds 10 to 15 kt,
diminishing to less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, E
winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.MON...E winds 10 to 20 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in
the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in
the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NE in the afternoon.
Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. 
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building
to 3 ft after midnight. 
.THU...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning,
subsiding to 2 ft or less. 
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 

Gulf of Mexico E of 87W

.OVERNIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to
3 ft after midnight. 
.SUN...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in
the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt, shifting to SE after
midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.