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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1013 AM EST THU FEB 18 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...RIDGING ANCHORED ACROSS THE SE U.S. EXTENDS ACROSS
THE BASIN AND WILL STRENGTHEN TONIGHT SUPPORTING FRESH TO STRONG
NE WINDS W OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA AND PORTIONS OF THE EASTERN
GULF WATERS S OF 27N AND THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA THROUGH EARLY
SAT MORNING. THE PRES GRADIENT WILL BEGIN TO RELAX SUN AS THE
CENTER OF THE HIGH PRESSURE MOVES INTO THE SW N ATLC WATERS. 

GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.MON...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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

.TODAY...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF
VERACRUZ...AND NE 10 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...E WINDS 10 TO
15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...E
WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF
VERACRUZ...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. 
.FRI...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...E WINDS LESS THAN
10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS
10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO E IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.TODAY...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.