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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
406 AM EST FRI JAN 22 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 EXTENDING FROM THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA TO
THE WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL RACE THROUGH THE EASTERN GULF
OF MEXICO TODAY INTO TONIGHT PRECEDED BY A LINE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. GALE FORCE WINDS AND GUSTS ACROSS THE NORTHERN
WATERS W OF THE FRONT WILL SHIFT E ACROSS THE CENTRAL WATERS
TONIGHT AND ACROSS THE NE GULF ON SAT. A N TO S RIDGE WILL SHIFT
E ACROSS THE GULF ON SAT AND SUN WITH FRESH RETURN FLOW SETTING
ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF BY LATE SUN AHEAD OF ANOTHER COLD FRONT
MOVING OFF THE TEXAS COAST ON MON. THIS SECOND FRONT WILL REACH
FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE AROUND SUNRISE
ON WED WITH NEAR GALE CONDITIONS DEVELOPING ACROSS THE W CENTRAL
GULF. 

GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY....NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...BUILDING TO 9 TO 14 FT IN THE LATE MORNING AND
AFTERNOON.
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. 
.SAT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN THE MORNING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR
LESS. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.MON...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

.TODAY...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT... BUILDING TO
8 TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. 
.SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NE LATE. SEAS
6 TO 9 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. 
.SUN...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...S OF 21N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING 
TO 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF
COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 8 TO 11 FT ELSEWHERE. 
.SAT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...
DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...SE WINDS LESS
THAN 10 KT. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE
WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT N OF 25N W
OF 85W. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. ELSEWHERE W WINDS 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.TONIGHT...N OF 25N W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS
TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT...BUILDING TO 14 TO 16 FT LATE. S OF
25N NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...BUILDING TO 11 TO 16
FT IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
.SAT...N OF 25N NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 40 KT EARLY.
SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. S OF 25N NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17
FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT...SUBSIDING
TO 8 TO 11 FT LATE. 
.SUN...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING...SUBSIDING TO
2 FT OR LESS. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.