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FZNT32 KNHC 200838
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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
338 AM EST Sun Jan 20 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 strong cold front extends SSW from near the mouth
of the Suwannee River in Florida to the northern coast of the
Yucatan Peninsula near 21.5N88.5W to the SE Bay of Campeche near
18.5N92W. Showers and thunderstorms will accompany the front N
of 23N until the front exits SE of the Gulf later this morning.
Gales will continue along the coast of Mexico near Veracruz
until around sunrise this morning. Surface ridging southward
over the Gulf will shift E and allow strong SE to S return flow
to develop in the western Gulf of Mexico by Tue morning. The
strong return flow will expand to the eastern Gulf of Mexico Tue
night. Another strong cold front could enter the NW Gulf of
Mexico by Wed morning and introduce another round of gales to
the Mexican coast. 

Gulf of Mexico N of 26N W of 87W

.TODAY...N winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 10 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 8 to 11 ft. 
.TONIGHT...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 6 to 9 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.WED...SW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 
.THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 

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

...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE WED...

.TODAY...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. 
.TONIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.MON...SE winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in
the afternoon. 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...W of 94W SW winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW to N 25 to 35 
kt in the afternoon. E of 94W S winds 10 to 20 kt, increasing to 
20 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 
.THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 

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

...GALE WARNING THIS MORNING...
...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE WED NIGHT...

.TODAY...S of 21N and W of 94W NW to N winds 30 to 35 kt and 
seas 10 to 13 ft until around sunrise. Otherwise, N winds 15 to 
25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. 
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt
after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.MON...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, E winds less than
10 kt, shifting to SE in the afternoon. Elsewhere, E winds less
than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 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...S of 21N and W of 95W NW winds 30 to 35 kt. Seas 9 
to 12 ft. Elsewhere, NW winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 

Gulf of Mexico E of 87W

.TODAY...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 
.MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...E winds 15 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 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.THU...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.