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FZNT32 KNHC 112102
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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
402 PM EST Tue Dec 11 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...Fresh to locally strong southerly return flow will
set up across the western gulf waters tonight through early on
Thu ahead of a cold front entering the northwest gulf on Thu
near 1200 UTC. The cold front will reach a position from the
Mississippi Delta to Tamiahua, Mexico on Thu night, reach from
the Florida Big Bend to the E Yucatan Peninsula on Fri morning
and pass through the Straits of Florida Fri night. Strong to
near gale force northerly flow will develop west of the front,
except reaching gale force Thu night into Fri over the northwest
and west-central waters. Moderate to locally fresh west flow
expected on Sat with seas less than 8 ft throughout the gulf on
Sat night. 

Gulf of Mexico N of 26N W of 87W

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...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...W to NW winds 30 to 35 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft, building
to 9 to 13 ft. 
.FRI...W to NW winds 30 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. 
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than
10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SUN...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 

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

...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE...

.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to
7 to 10 ft after midnight. 
.FRI...W winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. 
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to N after midnight.
Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SUN...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the evening,
subsiding to 2 ft or less. 

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

.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.THU...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, S winds 10 to 15 kt,
diminishing to less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, SE
winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 15 to 25 kt
after midnight. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 to 5 ft after
midnight. 
.FRI...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft, building to 8 to
13 ft in the afternoon. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. 
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in
the afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt in the evening, becoming
variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SUN...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. 

Gulf of Mexico E of 87W

.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.THU...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.FRI...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft, building to
8 to 13 ft after midnight. 
.SAT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.