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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
913 PM EST SAT JAN 16 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 FROM APALACHICOLA FLORIDA BECOMES
STATIONARY FROM 28.5N89W TO 999 MB LOW PRES NEAR 28N92W THEN
COLD FRONT TO 23N98W. A SQUALL LINE LIES APPROXIMATELY 150 NM
AHEAD OF THE FRONT N OF 23N. THE LOW MOVE RAPIDLY EASTWARD WHILE
INTENSIFYING OVER THE NORTHERN WATERS OVERNIGHT...DRAGGING A
COLD FRONT ACROSS THE BASIN THROUGH SUN. A BROAD AREA OF GALES
ARE EXPECTED BOTH E AND W OF FRONT...WITH STORM FORCE WINDS
EXPECTED OVER THE W SEMICIRCLE OF THE LOW. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD
IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT WITH SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW DEVELOPING
OVER THE WESTERN WATERS WED. A NEW COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO NW
WATERS THU. 

GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

...STORM WARNING...

.TONIGHT...W OF 90W...SW TO W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...BECOMING NW
35 TO 45 KT IN THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING...EXCEPT 40 TO
50 KT N OF 27N...THEN...BECOMING NW TO N 25 TO 30 KT EVERYWHERE LATE.
E OF 90W...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT
LATE IN THE EVENING...THEN...SHIFTING TO SW TO W 30 TO 40 KT
LATE...SHIFTING TO NW LATE AND INCREASING TO 40 TO 50 KT N OF
27.5N. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...BUILDING TO 9 TO 14 FT LATE.
.SUN...W OF 90W...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. E OF
90W...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT...SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 11 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON.
.SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE 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 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

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

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...BUILDING TO 9
TO 14 FT LATE. 
.SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 35 KT E OF
90W...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT EVERYWHERE LATE. SEAS 9 TO 14
FT...SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 11 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN
10 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT
LATE. 
.MON...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN
THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NW LATE.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO
4 TO 6 FT IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. 
.SUN...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 7 TO 10 FT
ELSEWHERE.
.SUN NIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...SE WINDS LESS
THAN 10 KT. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO E IN
THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...NE WINDS LESS THAN
10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS LESS
THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE LATE MORNING AND
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

...STORM WARNING...

.TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SW 25 TO 35 KT
LATE....EXCEPT NW TO N WINDS 35 TO 50 KT N OF 28N WITHIN 90 NM W
SEMICIRCLE OF LOW PRES. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT
LATE.
.SUN...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 50 KT WITHIN 90 NM W
SEMICIRCLE OF LOW PRES...BECOMING N 15 TO 25 KT EVERYWHERE LATE.
SEAS 12 TO 17 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT...SUBSIDING TO
8 TO 11 FT LATE.
.MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.