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FZNT32 KNHC 181515
OFFN21

Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
1115 AM EDT Sat May 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 weak stalled out front extends from southeastern
Louisiana to the extreme NE coast of Mexico. Numerous showers
and thunderstorms are over the Gulf waters from Louisiana to the
western Florida panhandle. Scattered showers and thunderstorms
are along and north of the front. The front will transition back
to a cold front and shift eastward across the northern Gulf
through early Sun, then stall again and weaken gradually through
Mon. Upper- level disturbances moving from W to E across the
Gulf coast states will maintain active weather over the northern
Gulf through the weekend. Elsewhere, moderate to fresh return
flow will dominate the basin through early Sun, pulsing to
locally strong near the Yucatan Peninsula and the Bay of
Campeche. Winds will slightly weaken Sun into early next week as
the pressure gradient relaxes. Meanwhile, areas of haze and
smoke due to agricultural fires in Mexico continue across most
of the western Gulf and Bay of Campeche. Moderate to locally
fresh SE return flow will develop again across the W Gulf Tue
and Wed. 

Gulf of Mexico N of 26N W of 87W

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TONIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SUN...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.TONIGHT...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...E winds 10 to 15 kt.  Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. 
.TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.WED...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.TONIGHT...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, N winds 10 to
15 kt. Elsewhere, NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, NW winds less than
10 kt. Elsewhere, S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.MON...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.TUE...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.WED...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 

Gulf of Mexico E of 87W

.THIS AFTERNOON...S winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TONIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.SUN...SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SUN NIGHT...W winds less than 10 kt in the evening, becoming
variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.MON...Variable winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.TUE...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
.WED...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.