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FZNT32 KNHC 272119
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Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
519 PM EDT Tue Oct 27 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...Tropical Storm Zeta near 22.7N 90.3W 984 mb at 5 PM
EDT moving NW at 12 kt. Maximum sustained winds 55 kt gusts
65 kt. Zeta will strengthen to a hurricane near 24.5N 91.3W late
tonight with maximum sustained winds 70 kt gusts to 85 kt, then
begin to accelerate in a north to north-northeast motion
reaching near 27.9N 91.0W Wed afternoon and move inland to near
32.4N 87.8W late Wed night. Numerous squalls and thunderstorms,
with strong gusty winds, will continue to move across the
Yucatan Channel from the northwestern Caribbean Sea through Wed
night. A stationary front just offshore the Texas coast will be
replaced by a cold front that will move into the NW Gulf Wed and
stretch from Florida to the Yucatan Peninsula by late Thu. It
will reach to near western Cuba Fri night. Fresh to locally
strong northerly winds will follow behind the front through Fri
night. Winds over the area diminish to gentle to moderate speeds
Sat. 

Gulf of Mexico N of 26N W of 87W

...HURRICANE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E winds 10 to
20 kt, increasing to 25 to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.WED...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. E winds 60 to 70 kt. Seas
10 to 15 ft, building to 14 to 19 ft in the afternoon. 
.WED NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. W winds 25 to
35 kt. Seas 12 to 17 ft, subsiding to 9 to 13 ft after midnight.
.THU...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

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

...HURRICANE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. NE winds 50 to 60 kt,
increasing to 60 to 70 kt after midnight. Seas 9 to 14 ft. 
.WED...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. SW winds 60 to
70 kt, diminishing to 25 to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 to
14 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...W winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.THU...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 

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

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...

.TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. Within 60 nm of
coast of Veracruz, N winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NW after
midnight. Elsewhere, W winds 30 to 40 kt, becoming SW 10 to
20 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft or less within 60 nm of coast of
Veracruz, and 5 to 7 ft elsewhere. 
.WED...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, W winds less than
10 kt, shifting to S in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S winds 10 to
20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.THU...N winds 15 to 25 kt within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz,
and NE 10 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt within 60 nm of coast of
Veracruz, and N 10 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.FRI...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 

Gulf of Mexico E of 87W

.TONIGHT...SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.WED...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. SE winds 10 to
20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. SE winds 20 to
30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.THU...S winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.