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FZNT32 KNHC 182114
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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
414 PM 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...A surface ridge from the W Atlantic Ocean to the N
central Gulf of Mexico will shift E today. Fresh to strong S
return flow will develop in the western Gulf of Mexico from
tonight through Saturday. A strong cold front is expected to
reach the NW Gulf of Mexico on Saturday morning. It is likely
that a line of rainshowers and thunderstorms will precede the
front. Winds to gale force are expected behind the front along
the coast of Mexico near Tampico on Saturday afternoon shifting
to near Veracruz on Saturday night. The front will exit from the
Gulf of Mexico by Sunday evening, and allow strong winds to
taper off across the basin by sunrise on Monday. 

Gulf of Mexico N of 26N W of 87W

.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. 
.SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TUE...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. 
.WED...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 

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

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT...S to SW winds 20 to 25 kt, shifting to NW 25 to 35 kt in
the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft in SE swell
in the afternoon. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 25 to 35 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft in N
swell. Scattered showers. 
.SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.MON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TUE...SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.WED...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. 

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

...GALE WARNING...
...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE...

.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW to N 30 to 35 kt late in
the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft late in the
afternoon. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 30 to 35 kt, diminishing to 20 to
30 kt in the late evening and overnight. Seas 7 to 11 ft in N
swell. Scattered showers. 
.SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt
after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.MON...E winds less than 10 kt. 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...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.WED...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 

Gulf of Mexico E of 87W

.TONIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. 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 8 to 11 ft. 
.MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TUE...SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.WED...SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.