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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
346 PM EST THU JAN 28 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 EXTENDS FROM A 1009 MB LOW NEAR TAMPA
BAY TO THE N CENTRAL YUCATAN PENINSULA NEAR 21.5N87W. WINDS TO
GALE FORCE FOLLOWING THE FRONT OVER THE SW GULF WILL DIMINISH
RAPIDLY AS THE FRONT MOVES SE OF THE AREA TONIGHT...ALTHOUGH
STRONG NE WINDS AND SEAS TO 9 FT WILL PERSIST IN THE SE GULF
INTO FRI. WINDS AND SEAS DIMINISH ACROSS THE GULF LATE FRI INTO
MON AS HIGH PRES BUILDS OVER THE REGION. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW
WILL INCREASE OVER THE NW GULF BY LATE MON AHEAD OF THE NEXT
COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST EARLY TUE AND
REACH FROM MOBILE BAY TO TAMPICO MEXICO BY TUE NIGHT. 

GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO W IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...SHIFTING TO S...THEN...
INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.FRI...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NE LATE. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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

...GALE WARNING THIS AFTERNOON...

.REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25
TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT.
.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO
20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO
3 TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.FRI...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NE LATE. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.MON...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.