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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1012 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 TODAY...REACHING FROM S CENTRAL LOUISIANA TO
NEAR TAMPICO MEXICO TODAY...FROM MOBILE BAY TO 18N94W WED
...FROM TAMPA BAY TO THE YUCATAN CHANNEL WED ...PUSHING SE OF
THE GULF BY THU . 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...

.TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO SW 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT 
LATE. 
.TONIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING W 20 TO 30 KT 
LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 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...

.TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 TO
4 FT LATE. 
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING W 20 TO 30 KT 
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.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...

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO S 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.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...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...BUILDING TO 9 TO 14 FT LATE.
ELSEWHERE...SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT 
LATE. 
.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 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO
3 TO 4 FT LATE. 
.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...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.THU...N WINDS 10 TO 15 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.