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FZNT32 KNHC 211006 CCA
OFFN21

Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast...Corrected
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
353 AM EDT Thu Mar 21 2024

Corrected synopsis

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...High pressure over the area will shift eastward
today as as low pressure develops near the coast of Texas. The
low pressure is forecast to track northeastward along the Texas
coast today, then eastward along or just inland the northern
Gulf coast through Fri to inland the southeastern U.S. late Fri
night. A trailing cold front will exit the basin through late
Sat afternoon. Strong to near gale- force southerly winds are
forecast ahead of the front, with fresh to strong northerly
winds behind it. Widespread showers and strong thunderstorms,
some potentially severe, are expected with the low center and
the cold front. High pressure in its wake will also quickly
shift eastward from late Sat night through Sun night, allowing
for fresh to strong southerly winds to develop over the western
Gulf. These winds shift to the central and eastern Gulf Mon and
Mon night as a cold front moves across the western Gulf.

Gulf of Mexico N of 26N W of 87W

.TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI...SW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON...SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft.

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

.TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...W winds 10 to 20 kt, becoming NW less than 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW to N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SUN...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON...SE winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.

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

.TODAY...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.
.TONIGHT...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, SE winds 10 to
15 kt. Elsewhere, E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, NW winds less than
10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, SE
winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to W in the afternoon. Seas 3 to
4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt.  Seas 2 ft or less.
.SAT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.

Gulf of Mexico E of 87W

.TODAY...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...N of 26N, S winds 20 to 25 kt W of 85W, and E to SE 25 to 30 kt
E of 85W. Seas 6 to 9 ft. S of 26N, SE to S winds 20 to 25 kt
becoming W 15 to 20 kt early in the evening. Seas 6 to 9 ft
in SE swell.
.FRI NIGHT...N of 26N, SW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. S of
26N, S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt, except S winds 20 to 25 kt
Straits of Florida. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SAT...N of 26N, NW winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. S of 26N,
W to NW winds 15 to 20 kt, except SW to W winds 20 to 25 kt
Straits of Florida. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SUN...NE to E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N of 26N, E winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
S of 26N, E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON...N of 26N, E to SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
S of 26N, E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N of 26N, SE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft W of 85W,
and 5 to 7 ft E of 85W. S of 26N, E to SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft.


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