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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
1116 PM 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 near 25.2N 89.5W 978 mb at
11 PM EDT is moving WNW at 15 kt. Maximum sustained winds 80 kt
gusts 100 kt. Laura will continue to strengthen as it reaches to
near 26.5N 91.4W this Wed morning with maximum sustained winds
95 kt gusts 115 kt, and continue over the NW Gulf while
intensify into a major hurricane near 28.7N 93.1W Wed evening
with maximum sustained winds 105 kt gusts 130 kt, then move
inland to near 31.2N 93.8W Thu morning and begin to weaken with
maximum sustained winds 70 kt gusts 85 kt. Laura will move
further inland and weaken to a tropical storm near near 33.7N
93.6W Thu evening and to a tropical depression well inland near
36.0N 92.3W Fri morning and to near 37.2N 89.5W Fri evening 
before becoming extra-tropical. 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...

.OVERNIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS. E winds 45 to 55 kt,
increasing to 65 to 75 kt after midnight. Seas 11 to 16 ft.
.WED...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. E winds 70 to 90 kt. Seas
15 to 20 ft, building to 13 to 20 ft W of 94W in the afternoon 
and building to 29 to 35 ft between 87W and 94W.
.WED NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. S winds 80 to
90 kt, diminishing to 40 to 50 kt after midnight. Seas 16 to
21 ft, subsiding to 11 to 16 ft after midnight. 
.THU...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. S winds 20 to 30 kt.
Seas 7 to 10 ft W of 94W and 9 to 14 ft between 87W and 94W, 
subsiding to 7 to 10 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...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SAT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SUN...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

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

...HURRICANE WARNING BETWEEN 87W AND 94W...

.OVERNIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS BETWEEN 87W AND 94W. N winds 
60 to 75 kt. Between 87W and 94W, seas 9 to 14 ft except 28 to 
34 ft N of 25N E of 90W. W of 94W, N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 
3 to 5 ft.
.WED...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED BETWEEN 87W AND 94W.
Between 87W and 94W, SW winds 70 to 80 kt, diminishing to 25 to 
35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 12 ft, except 17 to 25 ft
N of 25N E of 93W. W of 94W, NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming
S 15 to 20 kt late. Seas 6 to 9 ft, except 10 to 15 ft N of 24N 
E of 95W.
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 
.THU...S 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 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SUN...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

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

.OVERNIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.WED...NW winds less than 10 kt within 60 nm of coast of
Veracruz, and S 10 to 15 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, N winds less
than 10 kt, shifting to SE 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, S winds 10 to 15 kt,
shifting to SE in the afternoon. Elsewhere, SE winds 10 to
20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, SE winds less
than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Elsewhere,
SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

Gulf of Mexico E of 87W

.OVERNIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE S OF 25N. S of 
25N, SE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. N of 25N, SE winds 
20 to 25 kt late. Seas 10 to 16 ft.
.WED...S of 25N, E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. N of
25N, E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E to SE 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 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft in the
evening, subsiding to 2 ft or less. 
.SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.