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FZNT32 KNHC 261501
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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
1101 AM EDT Wed Aug 26 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...Major Hurricane Laura is centered near 27.0N 92.0W
956 mb at 11 AM EDT moving NW at 14 kt. Maximum sustained winds
110 kt gusts 135 kt. Laura is producing very dangerous, life-
threatening marine conditions across the northern Gulf offshore
waters. The center of Laura will approach the Upper Texas and
southwest Louisiana coasts and move to 28.5N 93.2W this evening,
move inland to 31.0N 93.8W Thu morning, then weaken to a
tropical storm near 33.7N 93.5W Thu evening. Long-period swell
from Laura will impact much 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...HURRICANE CONDITIONS. E winds 80 to 100 kt.
Seas 16 to 30 ft. 
.TONIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. S winds 85 to 105 kt,
diminishing to 65 to 75 kt after midnight. Seas 15 to 25 ft, 
subsiding to 9 to 15 ft after midnight. 
.THU...S winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 
.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 5 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

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...

.THIS AFTERNOON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. SW winds 50 to
60 kt, diminishing to 30 to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to
13 ft. 
.TONIGHT...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

.THIS AFTERNOON...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. 
.TONIGHT...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, N winds less than
10 kt, shifting to E 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 5 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,
diminishing to less than 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, SE
winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, E winds less
than 10 kt, shifting to SE 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

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.TONIGHT...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 4 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.