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945
FZNT32 KNHC 281501
OFFN21

Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
1101 AM EDT Tue May 28 2024

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...Weak surface ridging will continue to dominate
across the Gulf through Sat. As a result, winds will be SE
gentle to moderate west of 87W through Thu, but become moderate
to fresh Wed evening through Sat night. A weak cold front will
move across the far NE Gulf today, followed by gentle W to NW
winds. Otherwise, fresh to strong NE to E winds will pulse near
the N and W portions of the Yucatan peninsula during the late
afternoons and at night for the next several days. Haze west of
87W due to agricultural fires over Central America and Mexico
will continue for at least the next couple of days. Visibilities
will be 3 NM or less in the SW Gulf of Mexico.

Gulf of Mexico N of 26N W of 87W

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 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.

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E 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 5 to 7 ft.

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, Variable
winds less than 10 kt, becoming NE less than 10 kt in the
afternoon. Elsewhere, SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, NE winds 10 to
15 kt, shifting to E after midnight. Elsewhere, E winds 10 to
20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, SE winds less than
10 kt in the morning, becoming variable winds less than 10 kt.
Elsewhere, E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

Gulf of Mexico E of 87W

.THIS AFTERNOON...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or
less.
.TONIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.WED...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.WED NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.THU...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.THU NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt, shifting to SE after
midnight. Seas 2 ft or less.
.FRI...E winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.