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FZNT32 KNHC 190253
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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
953 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...SW 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 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 8 to 11 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 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...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.WED...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 

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

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

.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 20 to 30 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 6 to 8 ft in the
afternoon. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 
.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 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.WED...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. 

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

...GALE WARNING...

.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 ft in the morning, subsiding to 2 ft or less. 
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to
7 to 10 ft after midnight. 
.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...SE 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...SE 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 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.SUN...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. 
.MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 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 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.