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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
357 AM EST SUN JAN 24 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 RIDGE FROM SW LOUISIANA TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE
WILL SHIFT E TO A POSITION FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE
VERACRUZ MEXICO TONIGHT...AND FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE
TEXAS COASTAL BEND ON MON. THE RIDGE WILL RETRACT E ON MON NIGHT
AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE TEXAS COAST. THE FRONT WILL
REACH FROM THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA TO VERACRUZ MEXICO ON TUE...AND
FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE EARLY WED. A
SURFACE LOW WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONT NEAR 25N85W LATE
WED...AND SHIFT E ACROSS FLORIDA ON WED NIGHT DRAGGING THE COLD
FRONT THROUGH THE FLORIDA STRAITS ON THU. STRONG TO NEAR GALE
CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP W OF THE FRONT ON WED...EXCEPT MINIMAL
GALE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE W CENTRAL AND SW GULF ON
WED AFTERNOON AND WED NIGHT. 

GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.TODAY...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON... SUBSIDING TO
2 FT OR LESS. 
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO
3 TO 5 FT IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. 
.MON...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.THU...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 

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

...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE WED...

.TODAY...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE IN THE LATE
MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT W OF
96W. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.WED NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.THU...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE WED NIGHT...

.TODAY...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...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING
E LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...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...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...SE WINDS 10 TO
15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...SE
WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...
BUILDING TO 3 FT LATE. 
.WED...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EXCEPT INCREASING TO 30 TO
35 KT S OF 21N W OF 95W. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.THU...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN
10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.TODAY...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON...
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING
TO 3 TO 4 FT LATE. 
.TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.THU...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.