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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
332 PM EST Thu Dec 13 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 strong southerly flow will continue east of
a cold front that will move off the Texas coast tonight. The
front will reach from the Mississippi Delta to the Bay of
Campeche tonight, from the Florida Big Bend to the Yucatan
Channel late Fri, and move through the Bahama Channel on Sat.
Strong to near gale-force northwesterly flow west of the front
will increase to gale-force this evening over the northwest gulf
waters, with 30-40 kt conditions spreading south across the
west-central gulf late tonight into Fri. The pressure gradient
will relax on Fri night and Sat, with moderate west flow
expected on Sat evening as the seas subside to less than 8 ft.
The gradient will continue to relax with light northerly winds
on Mon. 

Gulf of Mexico N of 26N W of 87W

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...W winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft, building to 8 
to 13 ft after midnight. 
.FRI...W winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...W winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft, subsiding to
8 to 11 ft after midnight. 
.SAT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SUN...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in
the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.TUE...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to
3 ft after midnight. 

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

.TONIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 7 to
10 ft after midnight. 
.FRI...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 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 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 to 4 ft. 
.MON...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.MON NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.TUE...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.TUE NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. Seas 3 ft. 

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

.TONIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming N 15 to 25 kt
after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, N winds 20 to 30 kt,
diminishing to 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, N winds
20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft in the
afternoon. 
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt within 60 nm of coast of
Veracruz, and N 15 to 25 kt elsewhere. Seas 8 to 11 ft. 
.SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...N 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...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.MON...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning,
subsiding to 2 ft or less. 
.MON NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.TUE...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.TUE NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. Seas 2 ft or less. 

Gulf of Mexico E of 87W

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