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FZNT32 KNHC 021439
OFFN21

Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
939 AM EST Thu Jan 2 2020

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 extends over the western Gulf.
The front will start moving eastward later today, reaching from
the western Florida Panhandle to Veracruz Mexico by Fri
afternoon. A reinforcing front will move off the Texas coast
tonight, reaching from southwest Louisiana to northeast Mexico
by Fri afternoon. Both fronts will move east of the Gulf by Sat
afternoon. Expect increasing winds and building seas across the
Gulf both ahead of, and behind, these fronts as they move across
the Gulf waters. Winds and seas will diminish Sun and Mon as
high pressure builds over the Gulf in the wake of the second
front. 

Gulf of Mexico N of 26N W of 87W

.TODAY...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.FRI...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 
.SAT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SUN...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt, shifting to S after
midnight. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.MON...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming W less
than 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft or less. 

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

.TODAY...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.FRI...S winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming W 20 to 30 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 
.SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in
the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 

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

.TODAY...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.FRI...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, NW winds 10 to 15 kt,
shifting to N 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, SW winds
10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SUN...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 

Gulf of Mexico E of 87W

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