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FZNT32 KNHC 091537
OFFN21

Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
1137 AM EDT Tue Oct 9 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...Hurricane Michael near 25.0N 86.2W 965 mb at 11 AM
EDT moving N at 10 kt. Maximum sustained winds 95 kt gusts
115 kt. Michael expected to continue to gradually intensify and
move to near 26.7N 86.5W this evening, reach near 28.8N 86.3W
Wed morning, and then veer NE and inland across the Florida
Panhandle late Wed afternoon, reaching near 0.8N 85.1W Wed
evening. Winds to 25 kt and seas to 12 ft have already begun to
reach the NE Gulf coastal waters this morning. Conditions will
gradually improve Thu through Fri as Michael accelerates off to
the NE. A cold front will spill into the NW Gulf behind the
exiting Michael late Wed through Thu and reach from the Florida
Panhandle to SW Gulf Sat evening. 

Gulf of Mexico N of 26N W of 87W

...HURRICANE WARNING...

.THIS AFTERNOON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. E winds 30 to
40 kt, increasing to 40 to 50 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 to
15 ft. 
.TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. NE winds 55 to
65 kt. Seas 12 to 17 ft. 
.WED...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. NW winds 45 to
55 kt, diminishing to 35 to 45 kt in the afternoon. Seas 13 to
18 ft, subsiding to 9 to 14 ft in the afternoon. 
.WED NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. N winds 20 to
30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft, subsiding to 6 to 8 ft after midnight. 
.THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.SAT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. 

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

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...

.THIS AFTERNOON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. E winds 40 to
50 kt, shifting to SW 45 to 55 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to
11 ft. 
.TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. W winds 45 to
55 kt, becoming SW 20 to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 8 to 11 ft. 
.WED...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.THU...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.FRI...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.FRI 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. 
.SAT...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, SE winds less than
10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, E
winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft
or less. 

Gulf of Mexico E of 87W

...HURRICANE WARNING...

.THIS AFTERNOON...HURRICANE CONDITIONS. SE winds 75 to 85 kt.
Seas 16 to 21 ft. 
.TONIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. S winds 80 to 90 kt.
Seas 15 to 20 ft. 
.WED...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. S winds 80 to 90 kt,
becoming SW 60 to 70 kt in the afternoon. Seas 15 to 20 ft,
subsiding to 10 to 15 ft in the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. SW winds 20 to
30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 
.THU...W winds 20 to 30 kt, diminishing to 10 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.