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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
340 AM EST WED DEC 24 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...A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM SE LOUISIANA TO 26N91W TO
22N94W TO MEXICO NEAR 19N96.5W. THE FRONT WILL CONTINUE EASTWARD
AND REACH FROM 29N83W TO 25N84W TO 21.5N87W BY EARLY THIS
AFTERNOON...FROM 26N81W TO 22N85W BY LATE TONIGHT...MOVING E OF
THE BASIN THU AFTERNOON. GALE FORCE NORTHERLY WINDS BEHIND THE
FRONT IN THE WESTERN GULF WILL DIMINISH BY THIS EVENING. HIGH PRES
WILL BUILD IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. THE NEXT COLD FRONT WILL
ENTER THE NW GULF BY SAT NIGHT...STALLING THROUGH SUN.

GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.TODAY...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT LATE.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO SE 10 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...W OF FRONT...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO
30 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. E OF FRONT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25
KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT LATE.
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.THU...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO E LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 20 KT LATE.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...W OF FRONT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...EXCEPT 30 TO
40 KT S OF 22N W OF 94W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...BUILDING TO 11 TO 16
FT LATE. E OF FRONT...S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT...SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE.
.THU...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...NW WINDS LESS THAN
10 KT EARLY...BECOMING VARIABLE. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...SHIFTING TO NE LATE. 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...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.TODAY...S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT LATE.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 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 4 FT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SUN...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.