263  
FZNT32 KNHC 131436  
OFFN21  
 
MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL  
936 AM EST WED NOV 13 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  
A SURFACE TROUGH, REMNANTS OF RAFAEL, JUST S OF  
LOUISIANA IS FORECAST TO MERGE WITH A COLD FRONT LATER TODAY.  
THE FRONT WILL THEN MOVE ACROSS THE NE BASIN THROUGH THU NIGHT.  
MODERATE TO FRESH E TO SE WINDS OVER THE EASTERN HALF OF THE  
BASIN WILL REACH STRONG SPEEDS IN THE NE GULF AND THE STRAITS OF  
FLORIDA TODAY AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT TIGHTENS. MODERATE TO  
FRESH NORTHERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE WESTERN HALF OF THE  
GULF EARLY ON THU AND SPREAD OVER THE EASTERN GULF THROUGH FRI  
IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. LOOKING AHEAD, A BROAD AREA OF LOW  
PRESSURE MOVING TO THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN TODAY HAS A HIGH CHANCE  
OF BECOMING A TROPICAL CYCLONE WITHIN THE NEXT TWO DAYS. THE  
SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO MOVE SLOWLY NW BY EARLY NEXT WEEK AND  
REACH THE S GULF WATERS BY TUE WITH DANGEROUS WINDS AND SEAS.  
 
GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W  
   
TODAY  
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
TONIGHT  
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
THU  
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
FRI  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
SAT  
E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
SUN  
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  
 
GULF OF MEXICO FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 87W  
   
TODAY  
S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, SHIFTING TO N IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
TONIGHT  
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
THU  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
FRI  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
SAT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
SUN  
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.  
 
SW GULF OF MEXICO S OF 22N W OF 87W  
   
TODAY  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, BECOMING NE LESS THAN  
10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
TONIGHT  
WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ, N WINDS LESS THAN  
10 KT. ELSEWHERE, N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO  
15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
THU  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
FRI  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
SAT  
NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 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. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  
 
GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W  
   
TODAY  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
TONIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
THU  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
FRI  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
SAT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
SUN  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
SUN NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.  
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