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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1009 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
EARLY THU AS A LOW PRES DEVELOPS ALONG THE FRONT OVER THE
STRAITS OF FLORIDA LATER TODAY AND THEN MOVE OVER THE NW BAHAMAS
THU. SURFACE RIDGING WILL DOMINATE THE GULF WATERS WITH A
SURFACE HIGH EXPECTED TO SETTLE OVER THE CENTRAL GULF TODAY
MOVING INTO THE NE GULF EARLY FRI. 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. 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 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W 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 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 LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO
15 KT IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.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 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO N LATE.
SEAS 6 TO 8 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 AFTER
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 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.TODAY...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 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 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E 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.