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FZNT32 KNHC 171920
OFFN21

Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
320 PM EDT Wed Apr 17 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...The pressure gradient between low pressure over
Mexico and surface ridging extending from the SW N Atlantic
waters will sustain moderate to fresh SE winds basin-wide
through Sun morning, except for strong winds ENE winds pulsing
off the NW Yucatan peninsula and south-central Gulf at night. A
cold front is forecast to move into the NW Gulf Sun afternoon,
reach from Tampa Bay to 25N90W to SW to 22N95W Mon morning and
exit the basin Mon evening. Moderate to fresh NE winds will
follow the front, briefly reaching strong speeds over the NE
Mexico offshore waters Sun evening.

Gulf of Mexico N of 26N W of 87W

.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in
the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in
the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON...NE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

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

.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

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

.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU...NE winds less than 10 kt within 60 nm of coast of
Veracruz, and SE 10 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.THU NIGHT...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, E winds 10 to
15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt after midnight. Elsewhere,
E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.FRI...E winds less than 10 kt within 60 nm of coast of
Veracruz, and E 10 to 20 kt elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 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 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to N in the afternoon.
Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

Gulf of Mexico E of 87W

.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning,
subsiding to 2 ft or less.
.MON NIGHT...N winds less than 10 kt, shifting to NE after
midnight. Seas 2 ft or less.