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FZNT32 KNHC 161933
OFFN21

Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
1112 AM EDT Wed Sep 16 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 Sally just inland the coast near 30.6N
87.4W 975 mb at 11 AM EDT moving NNE at 4 kt. Maximum sustained
winds 70 kt gusts 85 kt. Sally will continue inland and weaken
to a tropical storm near 31.3N 86.7W this evening. Sally will 
weaken further to a tropical depression near 32.4N 85.4W Thu 
morning with maximum sustained winds 30 kt gusts 40 kt, then 
reach near 33.6N 83.1W Thu evening and weaken to a remnant low 
near 34.6N 80.2W early Fri and dissipate late Sat. Elsewhere, an 
area of low pressure over the SW Gulf will meander over the 
southern Gulf during the next several days, with potential to 
become a tropical cyclone. A weak front will move into the 
northern Gulf on Sat followed by fresh northeast winds. Swells 
from Sally over most of the eastern and central Gulf will slowly 
subside through Fri. 

Gulf of Mexico N of 26N W of 87W

.THIS AFTERNOON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NW winds
20 to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 30 kt, diminishing to 10 to 20 kt
after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.THU...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.FRI...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SAT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SUN...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt, shifting to E 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.FRI...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SAT...SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SUN...SE winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TONIGHT...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, N winds 10 to
15 kt, shifting to NW after midnight. Elsewhere, NW winds 10 to
15 kt, shifting to SE after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.THU...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, N winds 10 to
15 kt, shifting to NW after midnight. Elsewhere, NW winds 10 to
15 kt, shifting to SE after midnight. Seas 3 ft. 
.FRI...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft within 60 nm of
coast of Veracruz, and 2 ft or less elsewhere. 
.SAT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SUN...W winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft within 60 nm of
coast of Veracruz, and 4 to 6 ft elsewhere. 

Gulf of Mexico E of 87W

.THIS AFTERNOON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE N OF 27N. S
winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft. S of 27N, S winds 10 to 15
kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TONIGHT...N of 27N, S to SW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
S of 27N, SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft
.THU...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt, shifting to E late. Seas 2 ft or 
less. 
.SAT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN...N of 27N, E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. S of 27N,
NE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.