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FZNT32 KNHC 181442
OFFN21

Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
1042 AM EDT Mon May 18 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 weak cold front extends from extreme western
Florida Panhandle to near 25N92W. The front will move eastward
across the Gulf through Tue evening. Scattered showers and tstms
are ahead of this front affecting the waters E of 87W. A second
cold front will follow, and forecast to stall along the northern
Gulf Coast Wed through Fri. Elsewhere, smoke from agricultural
fires in Mexico may reduce visibility at times in the Bay of
Campeche for the next several days. 

Gulf of Mexico N of 26N W of 87W

.THIS AFTERNOON...NW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.TUE...SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds less than 10 kt, shifting to S after
midnight. Seas 3 ft. 
.WED...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.TONIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.TUE...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft, subsiding
to 2 ft or less. 
.TONIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt within 60 nm of coast of
Veracruz, and NE 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 2 ft or less,
building to 3 ft after midnight. 
.TUE...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, SE winds less than
10 kt. Elsewhere, E winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to SE in the
afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to
3 ft after midnight. 
.WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.THU...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

Gulf of Mexico E of 87W

.THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.TONIGHT...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.TUE...W winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.WED...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning,
subsiding to 2 ft or less. 
.WED NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.THU...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in
the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.