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FZNT32 KNHC 311326
OFFN21

Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
926 AM EDT Wed Oct 31 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...A strong cold front is expected to move off the
Texas coast early Thu with strong S to SW wind flow ahead of it,
and gale-force wind gusts. The front will reach from the mouth
of the Mississippi River to near Veracruz, Mexico Thu evening,
from near Tampa Bay to the central Yucatan Peninsula Fri
evening, then stall across the Straits of Florida to Cancun,
Mexico Sat morning before drifting NW through Sun. A squall line
with strong thunderstorms is expected ahead of the front over
the northern Gulf tonight through Thu evening with brief
gale-force winds possible in the squalls. 

Gulf of Mexico N of 26N W of 87W

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TONIGHT...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.THU...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.THU...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt, shifting to NE after midnight.
Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.THU...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, N winds 10 to
20 kt. Elsewhere, SE winds less than 10 kt, shifting to NE after
midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SAT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in
the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. Seas 3 ft. 

Gulf of Mexico E of 87W

.THIS AFTERNOON...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.THU...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 
.FRI...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.