367  
FZNT32 KNHC 182051  
OFFN21  
 
MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI, FL  
351 PM EST MON NOV 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  
HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM CENTERED OVER THE E UNITED  
STATES DOMINATES THE BASIN WITH MODERATE TO FRESH E TO SE RETURN  
FLOW, EXCEPT FRESH TO STRONG FROM THE YUCATAN CHANNEL AND  
PENINSULA TO THE TEXAS COAST WHICH WILL PERSIST THROUGH TONIGHT.  
THE NEXT COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF TONIGHT, REACHING  
FROM S-CENTRAL LOUISIANA TO NEAR TAMAULIPAS, MEXICO EARLY TUE,  
THEN FROM APALACHEE BAY TO TAMPICO, MEXICO EARLY WED.  
REINFORCING FRESH TO STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS AND LARGE SEAS ARE  
FORECAST ACROSS THE BASIN WED NIGHT AS THE FRONT PUSHES SE OF  
THE BASIN BEHIND THE FRONT STARTING WED. THE FRONT WILL PUSH SE  
OF THE BASIN BY EARLY THU WITH CONDITIONS GRADUALLY IMPROVING  
THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN.  
MEANWHILE, CONVECTION ASSOCIATED WITH THE REMNANTS OF SARA,  
CURRENTLY OVER THE YUCATAN PENINSULA, WILL MOVE INTO THE BAY OF  
CAMPECHE TODAY, EVENTUALLY MERGING WITH THE COLD FORNT.  
 
GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W  
   
TONIGHT  
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
TUE  
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT, SHIFTING TO W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS  
6 TO 8 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
WED  
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.   
THU  
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 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, SHIFTING TO NE AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
SAT  
NE WINDS 10 KT IN THE MORNING, BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS  
LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
 
GULF OF MEXICO FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 87W  
   
TONIGHT  
SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
TUE  
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
WED  
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.   
THU  
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
FRI  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
SAT  
E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT, SHIFTING TO SE AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.  
 
SW GULF OF MEXICO S OF 22N W OF 87W  
   
TONIGHT  
WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ, SE WINDS LESS THAN  
10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. ELSEWHERE, S  
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
TUE  
WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ, SW WINDS LESS THAN  
10 KT, SHIFTING TO NW IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE, S WINDS 10 TO  
15 KT, SHIFTING TO SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.    
WED  
N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ,  
AND N 10 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT, BUILDING TO  
6 TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
THU  
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.    
FRI  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN  
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
SAT  
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
 
GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W  
   
TONIGHT  
SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
TUE  
SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
WED  
NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
WED NIGHT  
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.   
THU  
N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
THU NIGHT  
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.   
FRI  
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.    
FRI NIGHT  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
SAT  
N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
N WINDS 10 KT IN THE EVENING, BECOMING VARIABLE  
WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  
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