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FZNT32 KNHC 101452
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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
1052 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...Major Hurricane Michael near 29.4N 86.0W 928 mb at
11 AM EDT moving NNE at 12 kt. Maximum sustained winds are
125 kt with gusts to 150 kt. Michael is expected to make
landfall as a Category 4 hurricane along the central panhandle
of Florida this afternoon, then accelerate off to the NE
tonight. Conditions will gradually improve in the NE Gulf Thu
through Fri as Michael moves quickly towards the Cape Hatteras
and Tidewater areas. A cold front will push into the NW Gulf
behind the exiting Michael tonight and Thu and reach from the
Florida Panhandle to west- central Gulf by early Sat. 

Gulf of Mexico N of 26N W of 87W

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...

.THIS AFTERNOON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. NW winds 40 to
50 kt, diminishing to 30 to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 to
15 ft. 
.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...E 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

.THIS AFTERNOON...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.THU...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 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

.THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TONIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.THU...E 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...

.THIS AFTERNOON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. SW winds 100 to
120 kt, diminishing to 45 to 55 kt in the afternoon. Seas 11 to
16 ft. 
.TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. SW winds 20 to
30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 
.THU...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...NW 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 less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the evening,
subsiding to 2 ft or less. 
.SUN...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.