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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
417 AM EST FRI DEC 25 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...HIGH PRESSURE WILL PREVAIL OVER THE REGION THROUGH
SAT...THEN RETREAT EASTWARD AS A STRONG COLD FRONT APPROACHES
THE AREA. THE FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF SUN
AFTERNOON...REACH FROM NEAR NEW ORLEANS TO VERACRUZ MEXICO EARLY
MON...THEN BEGIN TO STALL AND WEAKEN AS IT REACHES FROM THE
FLORIDA BIG BEND THROUGH 25N90W TO WEAK LOW PRESSURE IN THE
SOUTHERN BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE TUE. MODERATE TO STRONG NORTHERLY
WINDS WITH BUILDING SEAS WILL FOLLOW IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT
WITH POSSIBLE AREAS OF GALE FORCE WINDS OVER PORTION OF THE
WESTERN GULF SUN NIGHT INTO MON. WINDS QUICKLY DIMINISH LATE MON
INTO TUE AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE AREA IN THE WAKE OF
THE FRONT. 

GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...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 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.MON...W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TUE...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE...

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.MON...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT W OF 96W EARLY.
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.MON NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TUE...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE...

.TODAY...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF
VERACRUZ...AND E 10 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF
VERACRUZ...AND E 10 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...SE WINDS LESS THAN
10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE LATE MORNING AND
AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF
VERACRUZ...AND SE 15 TO 25 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT W OF 95W EARLY.
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.MON NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E 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 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.