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FZNT32 KNHC 290754
OFFN21

Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
354 AM EDT Sat Jun 29 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...The pressure gradient between a ridge along 28N and
a broad area of low pressure over the NW Caribbean Sea near the
eastern coast of the Yucatan Peninsula accompanied by a tropical
wave will support fresh to strong E to SE winds and building
seas spreading from the Yucatan Channel west-northwest through
the weekend. The system is then forecast to move west-
northwestward, emerging over the Bay of Campeche tonight or
early Sun, where conditions appear generally conducive for
further development, with the potential for tropical cyclone
formation. Gentle winds should prevail in the NE Gulf through
the weekend. Conditions are forecast to improve across the basin
Mon through Wed.

Gulf of Mexico N of 26N W of 87W

.TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...SE winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.MON...NE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming SE less
than 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning,
subsiding to 2 ft or less.
.TUE NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.WED...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.WED NIGHT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.

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

.TODAY...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
.TONIGHT...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
.SUN...E winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft.
.MON...E winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.TUE...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt, shifting to SE after
midnight. Seas 3 ft in the evening, subsiding to 2 ft or less.
.WED...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to less than 10 kt in
the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.

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

.TODAY...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, SE winds 10 to
15 kt, shifting to NE in the afternoon. Elsewhere, E winds 10 to
15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...Within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz, NE winds 10 to
15 kt, shifting to N after midnight. Elsewhere, E winds 15 to
25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN...NW winds 10 to 15 kt within 60 nm of coast of Veracruz,
and SE 15 to 25 kt elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E winds 10 to 20 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.
.TUE...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.WED...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to
3 ft after midnight.

Gulf of Mexico E of 87W

.TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON...E winds less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...SE winds less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.TUE...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.TUE NIGHT...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.WED...E winds 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.