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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
400 AM EST SAT FEB 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 ACROSS THE WESTERN ATLC EXTENDS A RIDGE
ACROSS THE GULF REGION FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE WESTERN
BAY OF CAMPECHE SUPPORTING FRESH TO STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE SE
GULF AND THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND MODERATE TO FRESH WINDS
ELSEWHERE. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE TO MODERATE BREEZE
CONDITIONS BASIN-WIDE BY SUN. THE NEXT WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE
OFF THE TEXAS AND LOUISIANA COASTS MON NIGHT...EXTENDING FROM
THE FL PANHANDLE TO THE UPPER TEXAS COAST BY TUE NIGHT. A
STRONGER REINFORCING COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE GULF WATERS EARLY
ON WED FOLLOWED BY STRONG TO GALE FORCE NORTHERLY WINDS AND
BUILDING SEAS. 

GULF OF MEXICO N OF 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 4 FT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.MON...SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
.TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING
TO 3 TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.WED...W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT... BUILDING TO 8 TO
13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. 

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

...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE...

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.MON...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING E LESS
THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...
BUILDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.WED...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW 25 TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
.WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL. 

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

...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE...

.TODAY...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...E WINDS 10 TO
15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
ELSEWHERE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF
VERACRUZ...AND E 10 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...E WINDS LESS THAN
10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT LATE.
ELSEWHERE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF
VERACRUZ...AND E 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.WED...W OF 94W...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 25
TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 7 TO 10
FT IN THE AFTERNOON...AND TO 10 TO 13 FT IN THE EVENING. E OF 94W...
SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING NW 15 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
.WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...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...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING...
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. 
.TUE...SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING SE 10 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.WED...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO
3 TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.