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FZNT32 KNHC 092115
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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
515 PM 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 26.0N 86.4W 960 mb at 5 PM
EDT moving N at 10 kt. Maximum sustained winds 105 kt gusts
130 kt. Michael expected to continue to gradually intensify and
move to near 27.6N 86.6W tonight, reach near 29.7N 85.9W Wed
afternoon, and then veer NE and inland across the Florida
Panhandle mid Wed afternoon. 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...

.TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. NE winds 55 to 65 kt,
increasing to 70 to 80 kt after midnight. Seas 12 to 17 ft. 
.WED...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. NW winds 55 to
65 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...NW 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 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 

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

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...

.TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. W winds 50 to 60 kt,
becoming SW 25 to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 
.WED...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 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. 
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 

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

.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. 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...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.SAT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning,
subsiding to 2 ft or less. 
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 

Gulf of Mexico E of 87W

...HURRICANE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS. S winds 75 to 95 kt. Seas
15 to 20 ft. 
.WED...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. S winds 80 to 90 kt,
becoming SW 70 to 80 kt in the afternoon. Seas 14 to 19 ft,
subsiding to 10 to 15 ft in the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. SW winds 25 to
35 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft, subsiding to 6 to 9 ft after midnight. 
.THU...W winds 15 to 25 kt. 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...N winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NE in the afternoon.
Seas 3 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft in the evening,
subsiding to 2 ft or less. 
.SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.