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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
946 PM EST Thu Dec 6 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...Moderate to fresh anticyclonic flow across the basin
will increase to fresh to strong in the NW Gulf on Fri night
ahead of an intense low pres system that will develop over SE
Texas on Fri. The low will track eastward along the U.S. Gulf
coast this weekend with strong to near gale southerly winds
expected ahead of a trailing cold front, particularly in the
northern Gulf, including the coastal waters. Fresh to strong
winds will follow the front Sat night through Sun night.
Moderate to fresh northerly winds will dominate the Gulf waters
on Mon, diminishing across western portions Tue and Tue night. 

Gulf of Mexico N of 26N W of 87W

.TONIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.FRI...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming S to SW 20 to 30
kt late. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft.
.SAT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt, becoming NW 20 to 25 kt behind front.
Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.SUN...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.MON...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, subsiding to 2 to
4 ft in the afternoon. 
.MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 
.TUE...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. 
.TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft or less. 

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

.TONIGHT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.FRI...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SAT...S to SW winds 20 to 25 kt, shifting to NW to N behind front.
Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt ahead of front, and NW to N
20 to 30 kt behind front. Seas 4 to 6 ft ahead of front and 5 to 8
ft behind front.
.SUN...NW to N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in N swell. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 
.TUE...NE to E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

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

.TONIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SAT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...E to SE winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW to N 20 to
30 kt behind front. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...N winds 20 to 30 kt, except NW to N 10 to 15 kt ahead of
front. Seas 6 to 9 ft in NW to N swell, except 3 to 5 ft ahead of
front.
.SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft in N
swell. 
.MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TUE...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 

Gulf of Mexico E of 87W

.OVERNIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 
.FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 
.SAT...SE winds 15 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 25 kt N of 27N
late. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 5 to 8 ft N of 27N late.
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 20 to 30 kt N of 27N, and S to SW winds
15 to 20 kt S of 27N. Winds becoming W to NW 20 to 25 kt behind
front. Seas 6 to 10 ft N of 27N, and 3 to 5 ft S of 27N.
.SUN...SW to W winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.MON...NW winds 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.TUE...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.