000
FZNT32 KNHC 220907
OFFN21

MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
407 AM EST MON FEB 22 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 WEAK 1020 MB HIGH PRES LOCATED OVER THE NE GULF
EXTENDS A RIDGE ACROSS THE AREA PRODUCING MAINLY GENTLE TO
MODERATE E-SE WINDS. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE TEXAS
AND LOUISIANA COASTS LATE MON...THEN STALL AND LIFT BACK N AS A
WARM FRONT ON TUE. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE
ACROSS THE NW WATERS LATE TUE AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT
FORECAST TO ENTER THE GULF WATERS TUE NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL
REACH A POSITION FROM TAMPA BAY FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN CHANNEL
BY WED EVENING AND SWEEP E OF THE AREA BY WED NIGHT. STRONG TO
GALE FORCE NW WINDS ARE LIKELY OVER THE NORTHWEST GULF TUE NIGHT
INTO WED...WITH GALE FORCE NORTHERLY WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS
POSSIBLE OVER THE GULF W OF 94W WED. WINDS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH
ON THU AS HIGH PRESSURE SETTLES IN OVER THE NW GULF WITH RETURN
SE FLOW DEVELOPING W OF 93W FRI. 

GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

...GALE WARNING...
...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE...

.TODAY...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE...S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.WED...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.THU...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING...
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

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

...GALE WARNING...
...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE...

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO S IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 25 TO 35 KT
W OF 94W LATE . SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT W OF 94W
LATE.
.WED...W OF 94W...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 25
KT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. E OF 94W...NW WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.THU...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN
10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 

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

...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE...

.TODAY...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...E WINDS LESS THAN
10 KT. ELSEWHERE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO E IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...SE WINDS LESS
THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS
LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...SE WINDS LESS
THAN 10 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 20 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...SE WINDS
10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO E. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.WED...W OF 94W...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING
TO 8 TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF 94W...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.THU...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.THU...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.