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FZNT32 KNHC 180842
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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
342 AM EST Fri Jan 18 2019

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...High pressure ridging W over the Gulf from the Atlc
will shift E today. Fresh to strong S return flow will develop
in the western Gulf of Mexico tonight and Sat. A strong cold
front is expected to reach the NW Gulf of Mexico Sat morning. It
is likely that a line of rainshowers and thunderstorms may
precede the front. Winds to gale force are expected behind the
front along the coast of Mexico near Tampico on Saturday
afternoon and near Veracruz Saturday night. Winds should top out
around 40 kt near Veracruz. The front should exit the Gulf by
Sun evening and allow strong winds to taper off over the basin
by sunrise on Mon. 

Gulf of Mexico N of 26N W of 87W

.TODAY...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT...SW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 6 to
9 ft in the afternoon. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. 
.SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.TUE...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NW 15 to 25 kt
after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 

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

...GALE WARNING SAT...

.TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to
3 ft in the afternoon. 
.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SAT...S of 24N and W of 95W NW to N winds 30 to 35 kt and seas 8
to 10 ft in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S winds 10 to 15 kt, 
becoming W 20 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 
.SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NE after midnight.
Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.MON...E winds less than 10 kt, shifting to SE in the afternoon.
Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TUE...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 

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

...GALE WARNING SAT NIGHT...

.TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SAT...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, S winds 10 to 15 kt,
becoming NW 20 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
Elsewhere, SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to S in the 
afternoon,Seas 3 to 4 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or 
less. 
.SAT NIGHT...S of 20N and W of 95W NW winds 30 to 40 kt. Seas 8 
to 11 ft. Elsewhere, N winds 20 to 30 kt within 60 nm of coast of
Veracruz, and N 15 to 25 kt elsewhere. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt
after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.MON...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming E less than
10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TUE...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

Gulf of Mexico E of 87W

.TODAY...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.SAT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.SUN...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 
.MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TUE...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.