335  
FZNT32 KNHC 181432  
OFFN21  
 
MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL  
1032 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
 
HIGH PRESSURE EXTENDING WESTWARD FROM THE WESTERN  
ATLANTIC TO THE CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO WILL BE IN CONTROL OF  
THE WIND FLOW PATTERN OVER MOST OF THE AREA THROUGH LATE SAT.  
SCATTERED SHOWERS ARE OVER THE FAR NW GULF. A MOIST RETURN FLOW  
ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF IS LIKELY TO LEAD TO PATCHY AREAS OF FOG  
AT NIGHT THROUGH SAT. FRESH TO STRONG WINDS NORTHEAST TO EAST  
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 MORNING,  
REACH FROM TAMPA BAY TO 25N90W TO 22N95W EARLY MON AND EXIT THE  
BASIN MON NIGHT. MODERATE TO FRESH NORTHEAST WINDS WILL FOLLOW  
THE FRONT, EXCEPT BRIEFLY REACHING STRONG SPEEDS OVER THE WATERS  
EAST OF SOUTHERN TEXAS SUN NIGHT.  
 
GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W  
   
THIS AFTERNOON
 
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, EXCEPT 15 TO 25 KT W OF 94W.  
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT, EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT W OF 94W.   
MON
 
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 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 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 4 TO 6 FT.    
SAT
 
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
SAT NIGHT
 
SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
SUN
 
SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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 4 TO 6 FT.  
 
SW GULF OF MEXICO S OF 22N W OF 87W  
   
THIS AFTERNOON
 
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  
   
THIS AFTERNOON
 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
TONIGHT
 
S OF 26N, E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF  
26N, SE TO S WINDS 10 KT IN THE EVENING, BECOMING VARIABLE  
LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.   
FRI
 
S OF 26N, E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 26N,  
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.   
FRI NIGHT
 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.   
SAT
 
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.    
SAT NIGHT
 
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.   
SUN
 
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.   
SUN NIGHT
 
SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.   
MON
 
NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
MON NIGHT
 
N OF 26N, N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF  
26N, NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.  
 
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