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FZNT32 KNHC 080906
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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
506 AM EDT Mon Oct 8 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...Tropical Storm Michael near 20.6N 85.5W 983 mb at
5 AM EDT moving N at 6 kt. Maximum sustained winds 60 kt gusts
75 kt. Michael will strengthen to a hurricane near 21.7N 85.6W
this afternoon, move to 23.5N 86.1W Tue morning, 25.2N 86.7W Tue
afternoon, 27.2N 86.7W Wed morning, and move inland and weaken
to a tropical storm near 31.2N 84.5W Thu morning. Michael will
move inland over early Fri, and become extratropical as it moves
to 40.5N 64.5W Sat. 

Gulf of Mexico N of 26N W of 87W

...HURRICANE WARNING...

.TODAY...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E winds 20 to
30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft, building to 8 to 13 ft after midnight. 
.TUE...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. E winds 25 to 35 kt,
increasing to 35 to 45 kt in the afternoon. Seas 11 to 16 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. NE winds 55 to
70 kt. Seas 12 to 17 ft. 
.WED...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NW winds 45 to 55 kt,
diminishing to 25 to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 11 to 16 ft,
subsiding to 8 to 13 ft in the afternoon. 
.WED NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. 
.THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

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

...HURRICANE WARNING...

.TODAY...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E winds 20 to
30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. E winds 30 to
40 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft, building to 8 to 13 ft after midnight. 
.TUE...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. E winds 35 to 45 kt,
becoming SW 55 to 65 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 13 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. W winds 55 to
65 kt, becoming SW 35 to 45 kt after midnight. Seas 8 to 11 ft. 
.WED...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. SW winds 20 to
30 kt, diminishing to 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to
9 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 

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

.TODAY...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. Variable winds
less than 10 kt within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, and N 20 to
30 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. Within 60 nm of
coast of Veracruz, Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming E
less than 10 kt after midnight. Elsewhere, N winds 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.TUE...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. SE winds less than
10 kt within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, and SW 10 to 20 kt
elsewhere. Seas 3 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.WED...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, SE winds 10 to 15 kt,
shifting to S in the afternoon. Elsewhere, SE winds 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.THU...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning,
subsiding to 2 ft or less. 
.THU NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt within 60 nm of coast of
Veracruz, and NE 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.FRI...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, E winds less than
10 kt. Elsewhere, E winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NE in the
afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. 

Gulf of Mexico E of 87W

...HURRICANE WARNING...

.TODAY...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. E winds 35 to 45 kt,
increasing to 50 to 60 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft,
building to 9 to 14 ft in the afternoon. 
.TONIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. E winds 60 to 75 kt.
Seas 12 to 17 ft. 
.TUE...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. SE winds 65 to 80 kt.
Seas 14 to 19 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. S winds 70 to
80 kt. Seas 14 to 19 ft. 
.WED...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. S winds 70 to 80 kt,
becoming SW 60 to 70 kt in the afternoon. Seas 12 to 17 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. 
.THU...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.