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FZNT32 KNHC 190750
OFFN21

Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
350 AM EDT Fri Apr 19 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...High pressure extending across the basin from the
western Atlantic will prevail through Sat, with gentle to
moderate winds in the NE half of the basin, and moderate to
fresh in the SW half of the basin. Winds will pulse to fresh to
strong in the evenings NW of the Yucatan Peninsula through at
least Sat evening. A cold front is forecast to move into the NW
Gulf late Sat night into early Sun, stalling and dissipating
near 24N early next week. Fresh to locally strong winds and
building seas may follow the front through Sun night. High
pressure will again dominate the basin by Tue.

Gulf of Mexico N of 26N W of 87W

.TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in
the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SAT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...SE winds less than 10 kt. 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 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

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

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

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

.TODAY...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, E 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.
.TONIGHT...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 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, SE winds 10 to 15 kt,
shifting to E in the afternoon. Elsewhere, SE winds 10 to 20 kt.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, E winds less
than 10 kt, shifting to SE after midnight. Elsewhere, E winds
10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to N in the afternoon.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE...E winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NE in the afternoon.
Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

Gulf of Mexico E of 87W

.TODAY...E winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to SE in the afternoon.
Seas 3 ft.
.TONIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. Seas 2 ft or less.
.SAT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in
the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less.
.SAT NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt
after midnight. Seas 2 ft or less.
.SUN...S winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.SUN NIGHT...S winds less than 10 kt, shifting to NE after
midnight. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft after midnight.
.MON...N winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to
3 ft in the afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.


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