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FZNT32 KNHC 120303
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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
1003 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
prevail across the western gulf waters tonight through early 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 winds will develop ahead and west of the front,
reaching gale force Thu night into Fri over most of the waters.
Gale force winds are likely to extend to Veracruz, Mexico
adjacent waters. Mainly fresh west flow is expected on Sat with
seas diminishing to less than 8 ft Sun. 

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...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU...SW winds 20 to 25 kt, shifting to W to NW 25 to 35 kt late
in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...W to NW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. 
.FRI...W winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 13 to 18 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 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. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SUN...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft in the evening,
subsiding to 2 ft or less.

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

...GALE WARNING...

.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 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...NW to N winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. 
.FRI...NW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 10 to 15 ft. 
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft, subsiding to 7 to
10 ft in the afternoon. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than
10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SUN...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. 

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 15 to 25 kt within 60 nm of coast of
Veracruz, and SE 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.THU...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, S winds 10 to 15 kt,
shifting to W in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S winds 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 20 to 30 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft after midnight. 
.FRI...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft, building to 9 to
14 ft in the afternoon. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft, subsiding to
8 to 11 ft after midnight. 
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt. 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. 

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 4 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.THU...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.FRI...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. 
.SAT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 13 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 
.SUN...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.