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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
408 PM 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 DIMINISH OVER THE AREA BY SUN. A
WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS AND LOUISIANA COASTS MON
NIGHT...AND REACH FROM SE LOUISIANA TO THE UPPER TEXAS COAST BY
EARLY TUE BEFORE STALLING AND LIFTING BACK N AS A WARM FRONT. A
STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE GULF WATERS LATE TUE NIGHT
AND EXTEND FROM TAMPA BAY TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA BY LATE WED
AND SWEEP E OF THE AREA WED NIGHT AND THU. STRONG TO GALE FORCE
NORTHERLY WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE GULF W
OF 94W IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT WED. WINDS SLOWLY DIMINISH THU. 

GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.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...SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.WED...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT... BUILDING TO 8 TO
11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.THU...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE...

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.MON...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING SE LESS
THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT 30 TO 40 KT W OF 94W. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT...8 TO 12 FT W OF 94W IN THE
AFTERNOON.
.WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.THU...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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

...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE...

.TONIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...E WINDS LESS THAN
10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT...THEN...SHIFTING TO SE LATE.
ELSEWHERE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...E WINDS LESS THAN
10 KT. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS
THAN 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 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...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...NE WINDS LESS THAN
10 KT. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS
THAN 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.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...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT
30 TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 5 TO
8 FT...8 TO 11 FT W OF 94W IN THE AFTERNOON.
.WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.THU...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT
LATE. 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. 
.TUE...SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.WED...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.THU...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.