168  
FZNT32 KNHC 180927  
OFFN21  
 
MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL  
527 AM EDT THU APR 18 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
 
A SUBTROPICAL RIDGE OVER THE WESTERN ATLANTIC WILL  
DOMINATE THE GULF OF MEXICO DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS. SCATTERED  
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE PRESENT IN THE NW GULF  
WATERS. STRONGER WINDS AND HIGHER SEAS ARE LIKELY NEAR THE  
THUNDERSTORMS. THE RETURN FLOW ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF IS  
LIKELY TO LEAD TO PATCHY AREAS OF FOG AT NIGHT THROUGH SAT.  
FRESH TO STRONG WINDS ENE WINDS WILL CONTINUE PULSING OFF THE NW  
YUCATAN PENINSULA AND SOUTH-CENTRAL GULF AT NIGHT THROUGH SAT  
NIGHT. LOOKING AHEAD, 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 NIGHT. 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  
   
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
 
SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. 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 5 FT.    
SAT NIGHT
 
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
SUN
 
SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
MON
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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 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 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
SUN
 
SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
SUN NIGHT
 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
MON
 
E 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  
   
TODAY
 
E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF  
VERACRUZ, AND SE 10 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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 LESS THAN 10 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF  
VERACRUZ, AND E 10 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
SAT
 
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
SAT NIGHT
 
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, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT 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  
   
TODAY
 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
FRI
 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING, SUBSIDING  
TO 2 FT OR LESS.    
FRI NIGHT
 
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. SEAS 3 FT.    
SAT NIGHT
 
SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.    
SUN
 
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS, BUILDING TO 3 FT  
IN THE AFTERNOON.    
SUN NIGHT
 
SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.   
MON
 
NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING,  
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS.  
 
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