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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
333 AM EST TUE DEC 23 2014

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...FRESH TO LOCALLY STRONG SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL
PREVAIL AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT. THE FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW
GULF COASTAL WATERS THIS AFTERNOON...REACHING FROM S CENTRAL
LOUISIANA TO NEAR TAMPICO MEXICO THIS EVENING...FROM MOBILE BAY
TO 18N94W WED MORNING...FROM TAMPA BAY TO THE YUCATAN CHANNEL WED
EVENING...PUSHING SE OF THE GULF BY THU MORNING. GALE FORCE
NORTHERLY WINDS WILL ARRIVE BEHIND THE FRONT W OF 94W. HIGH PRES
BUILDS IN BEHIND THE FRONT FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK WITH THE
NEXT COLD FRONT ENTERING THE NW GULF BY SAT NIGHT.

GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

...GALE WARNING W OF 94W...

.TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT 
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E OF FRONT...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. W OF FRONT...NW TO
N 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
.WED...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING 20 TO 25 KT LATE.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.THU...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 87W

...GALE WARNING W OF 94W...

.TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT 
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NW 25 TO 35 KT BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT BEHIND FRONT.
.WED...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT 
LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.THU...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 

SW GULF OF MEXICO S OF 22N W OF 87W

...GALE WARNING W OF 94W...

.TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...SE WINDS 10 TO
15 KT...BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...S WINDS 10 TO
15 KT...SHIFTING TO SW 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.WED...W OF 94W...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...INCREASING TO 30 TO
40 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...BUILDING TO 11 TO 15 FT LATE. E OF
94W...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT AHEAD
OF FRONT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT AHEAD OF FRONT.
.WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT...SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE.
.THU...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.WED...S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT LATE.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT BEHIND FRONT.
.THU...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.