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FZNT32 KNHC 251516
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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
1116 AM EDT Tue Aug 25 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...Hurricane Laura centered north of the Yucatan
Channel near 23.7N 87.0W at 1500 UTC moving W-NW or 290 deg at
14 kt. Maximum sustained winds 65 kt gusts 80 kt. Laura will
continue to gradually intensify as it reaches near 24.6N 89.2W
early tonight, reaches near 26.0N 91.5W Wed morning with maximum
sustained winds 90 kt gusts 110 kt, and continue over the NW
Gulf to near 28.0N 93.3W early Wed night with maximum sustained
winds 100 kt gusts 120 kt. Laura is then expected to move more
northward and inland late Wed night through early Thu morning
and reach near 30.5N 93.9W Thu morning. Laura will then weaken
quickly as it moves northward and well inland Thu and Thu night.
Expect long-period swell from Laura to impact most of the basin
through Thu. Atlantic high pressure will build westward over the
eastern Gulf in the wake of Laura. 

Gulf of Mexico N of 26N W of 87W

...HURRICANE WARNING...

.THIS AFTERNOON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NE winds
20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft in the
afternoon. 
.TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. NE winds 30 to
40 kt, becoming E 40 to 50 kt after midnight. Seas 10 to 15 ft. 
.WED...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. E winds 70 to 80 kt. Seas
16 to 21 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. S winds 70 to
85 kt. Seas 15 to 20 ft, subsiding to 11 to 16 ft after
midnight. 
.THU...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. S winds 20 to 30 kt,
diminishing to 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 13 ft,
subsiding to 6 to 9 ft in the afternoon. 
.THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.FRI...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

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

...HURRICANE WARNING...

.THIS AFTERNOON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. N winds 50 to
65 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 
.TONIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. N winds 60 to 75 kt.
Seas 10 to 15 ft. 
.WED...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. SW winds 70 to 80 kt,
diminishing to 55 to 65 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 13 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. SE winds 10 to
20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 
.THU...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.FRI...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SAT...SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, NW winds
less than 10 kt. Elsewhere, SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NW
in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. 
.TONIGHT...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, N winds 10 to
15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt after midnight. Elsewhere,
NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.WED...NW winds less than 10 kt within 60 nm of coast of
Veracruz, and SE 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, Variable winds
less than 10 kt, becoming E less than 10 kt after midnight.
Elsewhere, E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.THU...SE winds less than 10 kt within 60 nm of coast of
Veracruz, and SE 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, SE winds 10 to 15 kt,
shifting to E in the afternoon. Elsewhere, SE winds 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt within 60 nm of coast of
Veracruz, and SE 15 to 25 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT...SE winds less than 10 kt within 60 nm of coast of
Veracruz, and SE 15 to 25 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

Gulf of Mexico E of 87W

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...

.THIS AFTERNOON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. SE winds 55 to
65 kt. Seas 12 to 17 ft. 
.TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. SE winds 30 to
40 kt, diminishing to 15 to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 9 to
14 ft, subsiding to 7 to 10 ft after midnight. 
.WED...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.