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FZNT32 KNHC 100908
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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
508 AM EDT Wed Oct 10 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 28.3N 86.5W 943 mb at 5 AM EDT
moving N at 11 kt. Maximum sustained winds are 120 kt with gusts 
to 145 kt. Michael is expected to make landfall as a Category 4 
hurricane along the coast of the central panhandle of Florida 
late this afternoon, then move inland overnight. Conditions will 
gradually improve in the NE Gulf Thu through Fri as Michael 
accelerates to the NE. A cold front will push into the NW Gulf 
behind the exiting Michael Wed night and Thu and reach from the 
Florida Panhandle to west-central Gulf by early Sat. 

Gulf of Mexico N of 26N W of 87W

...HURRICANE WARNING...

.TODAY...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. NW winds 60 to 70 kt,
diminishing to 35 to 45 kt in the afternoon. Seas 13 to 18 ft,
subsiding to 9 to 14 ft in the afternoon. 
.TONIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft, subsiding to
6 to 8 ft after midnight. 
.THU...N winds 10 to 20 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

.TODAY...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.TONIGHT...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 20 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

.TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TONIGHT...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 2 to 3 ft. 
.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...

.TODAY...HURRICANE CONDITIONS. S winds 75 to 95 kt, becoming SW
60 to 70 kt in the afternoon. Seas 14 to 19 ft, subsiding to
10 to 15 ft in the afternoon. 
.TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. SW winds 20 to
30 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...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. 
.SUN...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.