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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
455 PM 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 27.9N 92.8W 
947 mb at 5 PM EDT moving NW at 13 kt. Maximum sustained winds 
125 kt gusts 150 kt. Laura is producing extremely dangerous, 
life- threatening marine conditions across the northern Gulf 
waters. The center of Laura will approach the Upper Texas and 
southwest Louisiana coasts this evening and move to 29.7N 93.6W 
early Thu morning, then move inland and weaken to a tropical 
storm near 32.5N 93.5W Thu afternoon. 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...

.TONIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS. S winds 85 to 105 kt,
diminishing to 80 to 90 kt after midnight. Seas 15 to 26 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 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SAT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.MON...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

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

.TONIGHT...SE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 6 to 9 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 3 to 5 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. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.MON...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

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

.TONIGHT...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 5 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI...SE winds less than 10 kt within 60 nm of coast of
Veracruz, and SE 10 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt within 60 nm of coast of
Veracruz, and SE 10 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 ft. 
.SAT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.MON...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

Gulf of Mexico E of 87W

.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 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.FRI...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft in the morning,
subsiding to 2 ft or less. 
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to SE after midnight.
Seas 2 ft or less. 
.MON...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.