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FZNT32 KNHC 161433
OFFN21

Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
933 AM EST Wed Dec 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...A cold front extends from low pres near 29N88W to
near Veracruz, Mexico. The front will reach from the Florida Big
Bend to the central Bay of Campeche late this evening. Northerly
gales will prevail briefly offshore of Tampico, Mexico this
morning and across the Veracruz, Mexico waters late morning
through afternoon. Winds and seas will gradually diminish
through Fri as high pressure builds across the northern Gulf and
the front sinks SE of the basin. The next cold front will move
into the northwest Gulf by Sat night and move slowly SE through
Sun. 

Gulf of Mexico N of 26N W of 87W

.TODAY...NW winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. 
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.SAT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NW after midnight.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

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

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...W of 94W, N winds 20 to 30 kt, except to 35 kt S of 24N
W of 96.5W this morning. Seas 7 to 11 ft. E of 94W S of 24N, S 
to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, becoming W to NW 20 to 25 kt in the 
afternoon. Elsewhere E of 94W, W winds 20 to 25 kt, shifting to 
NW to N 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft
.TONIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to E in the afternoon.
Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to SE after midnight.
Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.SUN...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to N after midnight.
Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

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

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...S of 21N W of 95W, NW winds 20 to 25 kt, increasing to
25 to 35 kt. Elsewhere, SE winds less than 10 kt, becoming NW 15 to
25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 ft within 60 nm of coast of
Veracruz, and 4 to 6 ft elsewhere. 
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 12 ft within 60 nm of
coast of Veracruz, and 6 to 8 ft elsewhere. 
.THU...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, N winds 10 to
15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt after midnight. Elsewhere,
NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. 
.FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in
the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

Gulf of Mexico E of 87W

.TODAY...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TONIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.THU...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.THU NIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.FRI...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN...E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less,
building to 3 ft after midnight.