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FZNT32 KNHC 090909
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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
409 AM EST WED DEC 9 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...A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM THE STRAITS OF
FLORIDA ACROSS THE YUCATAN CHANNEL INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN SEA.
THE FRONT WILL MOVE FARTHER SE AND AWAY FROM THE GULF REGION AS
A LOW PRES DEVELOPS ALONG THE FRONT NEAR THE NW BAHAMAS. A
SURFACE RIDGE EXTENDING FROM THE SE UNITED STATES WILL DOMINATE
THE GULF WATERS WITH A SURFACE HIGH EXPECTED TO SETTLE OVER THE
WEST-CENTRAL GULF THIS EVENING MOVING INTO THE CENTRAL GULF BY
THU EVENING. THIS SURFACE RIDGE WILL GIVE THE W GULF SOUTHERLY
RETURN FLOW. THE PRES GRADIENT WILL INCREASE SAT AHEAD OF THE
NEXT COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO ENTER THE NW GULF BY SUN MORNING.
STRONG TO NEAR GALE FORCE NORTHERLY WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS ARE
EXPECTED IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. 

GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.TODAY...SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING SW LESS
THAN 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.THU...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SW. SEAS 2 FT OR
LESS. 
.THU NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING
TO 3 FT LATE. 
.FRI...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

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

.TODAY...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT UNTIL EARLY
MORNING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. 
.THU...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING
TO 3 FT LATE. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

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

.TODAY...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT UNTIL EARLY
MORNING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. 
.THU...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.THU NIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...SE WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO
15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE.
.FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.TODAY...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT EARLY IN THE
MORNING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.THU...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.FRI...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING
TO 3 FT LATE. 
.SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.