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FZNT32 KNHC 212117
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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
517 PM EDT Fri Aug 21 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...Tropical Storm Laura near 17.1N 61.2W 1007 mb at
5 PM EDT moving W at 15 kt. Maximum sustained winds 40 kt gusts
50 kt. Laura will move to 17.7N 63.9W Sat morning, 18.6N 67.3W
Sat afternoon, inland to 19.6N 70.7W Sun morning, 20.5N 74.3W
Sun afternoon, 22.0N 77.9W Mon morning, and 23.5N 81.5W Mon
afternoon. Laura will strengthen to a hurricane near 26.3N 86.5W
by Tue afternoon. Tropical Depression Fourteen near 17.7N 84.3W
1008 mb at 5 PM EDT moving NW at 11 kt. Maximum sustained winds
30 kt gusts 40 kt. Fourteen will strengthen to a tropical storm
near 18.6N 85.0W Sat morning, move to 19.8N 85.9W Sat afternoon,
inland to 21.2N 87.1W Sun morning, 22.9N 88.7W Sun afternoon,
24.6N 90.4W Mon morning, and strengthen to a hurricane near
26.2N 92.2W Mon afternoon. Fourteen will weaken to a tropical
storm near 28.5N 95.0W by Tue afternoon. 

Gulf of Mexico N of 26N W of 87W

.TONIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building
to 3 to 4 ft after midnight. 
.SUN...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E winds 10 to 15 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E winds 15 to
25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.MON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. 
.MON NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. 
.TUE...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. 
.TUE NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. 
.WED...S winds 55 to 65 kt, becoming SW 20 to 30 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 

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

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...

.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to
3 ft after midnight. 
.SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E winds 20 to
30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SUN...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. E winds 40 to 50 kt.
Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NE winds 45 to
55 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft after midnight. 
.MON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. 
.MON NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. 
.TUE...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. 
.TUE NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. 
.WED...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

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

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...

.TONIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt within 60 nm of coast of
Veracruz, and NE 10 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.SAT...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, SE winds less than
10 kt in the morning, becoming variable winds less than 10 kt.
Elsewhere, E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.SAT NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. Within 60 nm
of coast of Veracruz, NE winds less than 10 kt. Elsewhere, NE
winds 15 to 25 kt, increasing to 35 to 45 kt after midnight.
Seas 2 ft or less. 
.SUN...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. Within 60 nm of
coast of Veracruz, Variable winds less than 10 kt. Elsewhere, NE
winds 40 to 50 kt, becoming NW 25 to 35 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 2 ft or less. 
.SUN NIGHT...N 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. 
.MON...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, NW winds less than
10 kt, shifting to N in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S winds less
than 10 kt, shifting to NW in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, N winds 10 to
15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt after midnight. Elsewhere,
E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.TUE...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt within 60 nm of coast of
Veracruz, and E 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.WED...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, S winds less than
10 kt, shifting to N in the afternoon. Elsewhere, E winds 10 to
15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 

Gulf of Mexico E of 87W

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...

.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to
3 ft after midnight. 
.SAT...SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E winds 20 to
30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SUN...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. SE winds 25 to
35 kt, diminishing to 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to
7 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E winds 10 to
20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.MON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. 
.MON NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. 
.TUE...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. 
.TUE NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. 
.WED...SE winds 40 to 50 kt, diminishing to 20 to 30 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft.