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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
413 PM EST TUE FEB 17 2015

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...COLD FRONT FROM JUST N OF TAMPA BAY NEAR 28.5N82W TO
23N94.5W TO W BAY OF CAMPECHE NEAR 18.5N95W WILL MOVE SE OF THE
GULF WATERS EARLY WED. NORTHERLY WINDS BEHIND FRONT EXPECTED TO
REACH MINIMAL GALE FORCE OVER THE FAR SW WATERS AROUND SUNRISE
WED. SURFACE HIGH OVER THE NW GULF ON WED LATE WILL SHIFT NE
OF THE AREA ON THU WITH A RIDGE DEVELOPING FROM THE FLORIDA
PANHANDLE TO THE SW GULF ON THU NIGHT. FRESH SOUTHERLY RETURN
FLOW WILL SET UP NW OF THE RIDGE ON FRI. THE GRADIENT WILL
FURTHER STRENGTHEN WITH STRONG E TO SE FLOW ACROSS THE ENTIRE
GULF WATERS ON FRI NIGHT...THEN RELAX MODESTLY SAT. 

GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO NE 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO E 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT 
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 

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

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...N WINDS 15 TO
25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BECOMING 3 TO 5 FT
LATE.
.WED...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35
KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9
FT.
.WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.TONIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NW 10 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING 20 TO 25 KT 
LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. 
.THU...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING 15 TO 25 KT 
LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.