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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1007 AM EST WED JAN 20 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...HIGH PRES DOMINATES AND PREVAILS OVER THE GULF
WATERS THROUGH THU NIGHT WHEN A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO NW
GULF WATERS. THE COLD FRONT WILL RAPIDLY SHIFT
EASTWARD...EXTENDING FROM PENSACOLA FLORIDA TO THE WESTERN BAY
OF CAMPECHE FRI MORNING...MOVING OFF THE BASIN BY EARLY SAT
MORNING. GALE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE BEHIND THE FRONT OFF
VERACRUZ FRI MORNING...WITH NEAR GALE CONDITIONS ACROSS THE
ENTIRE GULF N OF 24N FRI AND FRI NIGHT...CONTINUING OVER NE
PORTIONS FRI NIGHT THROUGH EARLY SAT. WINDS AND SEAS WILL
SUBSIDE W TO E DURING SAT AS HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS THE BASIN
BEHIND THE FRONT. EXPECT FRESH TO STRONG SE RETURN FLOW OFF
VERACRUZ STARTING SUN AFTERNOON...CONTINUING THROUGH MONDAY
MORNING. 

GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.FRI...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. 
.SAT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN
10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT LATE.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT... BUILDING TO 8 TO
13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. 
.SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE...

.TODAY...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...E WINDS LESS THAN
10 KT. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS
THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF
VERACRUZ...AND E 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...
BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. 
.THU...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF
VERACRUZ...AND SE 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...N WINDS LESS
THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...NE
WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N LATE. SEAS 3 FT EARLY IN
THE EVENING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS...THEN...BUILDING TO
3 TO 4 FT LATE. 
.FRI...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI...W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...BUILDING TO
10 TO 14 FT LATE. 
.SAT...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.SUN...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING SE LESS
THAN 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.