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FZNT32 KNHC 291408
OFFN21

Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
908 AM EST Sat Dec 29 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 stationary front over the NW gulf waters will 
weaken with the remnants drifting W and gradually dissipating 
through Sun night. A cold front will move off the Texas coast 
around sunrise Mon, reach from the Mississippi Delta to Veracruz 
Mexico on Tue and from the Florida Big Bend to the Bay of 
Campeche on Wed. Strong to near gale force northerly winds are 
forecast to develop across the western gulf waters on Tue night, 
increasing to minimal gale force along the coast of Mexico near 
Veracruz on Wed night. A trough will develop over the western 
Yucatan Peninsula each afternoon through Wed, move W across the SW
gulf during the overnight hours and lose identity by late each 
morning.
Gulf of Mexico N of 26N W of 87W

.TODAY...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building
to 3 ft in the afternoon. 
.TONIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.MON...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to SE after
midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.WED...NE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 

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

.TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning,
subsiding to 2 ft or less. 
.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to
3 to 4 ft after midnight. 
.SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.WED...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 

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

...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE...

.TODAY...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, Variable winds less
than 10 kt. Elsewhere, SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E in
the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.TONIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt within 60 nm of coast of
Veracruz, and E 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.SUN...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, N winds less than
10 kt. Elsewhere, E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than
10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.SUN NIGHT...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, SE winds less
than 10 kt. Elsewhere, E winds less than 10 kt, shifting to SE
after midnight. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft after
midnight. 
.MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. Seas 3 ft in the evening, subsiding to 2 ft or
less. 
.TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in
the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than
10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.WED...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt increasing to 25 to 35 kt late.
Seas 5 to 7 ft building 8 to 12 ft.

Gulf of Mexico E of 87W

.TODAY...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to
3 ft after midnight. 
.SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TUE...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.WED...E winds less than 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable
winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming NE less
than 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft.