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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
849 AM EST MON JAN 4 2016

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 ACROSS THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA WILL MOVE
SE OF THE AREA LATER TODAY. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL PREVAIL ACROSS
THE REGION TODAY AND TONIGHT...THEN VEER GRADUALLY AND BECOME
EASTERLY TUE THROUGH WED AS STRONG HIGH PRES SHIFTS EASTWARD N
OF THE AREA. A WEAK SURFACE TROUGH EMERGING OFF THE TEXAS AND
LOUISIANA COASTS EARLY THU WILL SLIDE EASTWARD ACROSS NORTHERN
WATERS THROUGH FRI. 

GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.TODAY...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 

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

.TODAY...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.THU...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO N LATE.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 

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

.TODAY...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...N WINDS 10 TO
15 KT...SHIFTING TO S IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
ELSEWHERE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.THU...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.FRI...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE LATE.
SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.TODAY...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN
10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE
EVENING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS.