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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1018 AM EST TUE FEB 23 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...WEAKENING HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN GULF WILL
SHIFT E OF THE AREA TONIGHT AS LOW PRESSURE OVER S CENTRAL TEXAS
TRACKS NE. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL QUICKLY INCREASE OVER THE
WESTERN AND N CENTRAL GULF THROUGH THIS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AS
THE LOW DEEPENS WHILE MOVING TOWARDS NE TEXAS WITH THE
ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT MOVING TO JUST OFFSHORE THE TEXAS COAST.
THE COLD FRONT WILL QUICKLY REACH FROM S CENTRAL LOUISIANA TO
NEAR TAMPICO MEXICO EARLY TONIGHT TONIGHT...FROM NEAR PANAMA
CITY FLORIDA TO 25N88W TO EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE EARLY ON
WED...AND FROM NEAR TAMPA BAY TO INLAND THE NE YUCATAN PENINSULA
EARLY WED AFTERNOON. THE FRONT WILL PUSH SE OF THE AREA BY EARLY
WED NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND POSSIBLE STRONG TSTMS WITH
WINDS POSSIBLY GUSTING TO GALE FORCE WILL PRECEDE THE FRONT.
WINDS TO GALE FORCE WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT OVER MUCH OF THE
WESTERN AND CENTRAL GULF TONIGHT AND WED. WINDS AND SEAS WILL
SLOWLY DIMINISH WED NIGHT AND THU AS HIGH PRESSURE SETTLES
ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH SAT. 

GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT NW 
30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT 9 TO 14 FT.
.WED...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT W OF 92W NW 30 TO 40 KT.
SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
.WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT BETWEEN
87W AND 94W...AND 6 TO 9 FT W OF 94W.
.THU...BETWEEN 87W AND 94W...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT W OF 94W.
.THU NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING
TO 3 TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 

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

...GALE WARNING S OF 24N W OF 94W...

.TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO NW...THEN...
INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT S OF 24N W OF 94W
NW TO N 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT BETWEEN 87W AND 
94W...AND 7 TO 10 FT W OF 94W.
.THU...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO E IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

...GALE WARNING W OF 94W...

.TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...N WINDS LESS THAN
10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...S WINDS
10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO SE...THEN... SHIFTING TO NE...SHIFTING
TO N LATE. SEAS 3 FT... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. 
.WED...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT W OF 94W 30 TO 35 KT
DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON EXCEPT S OF 20N W OF
95W. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT IN THE LATE MORNING
AND AFTERNOON W OF 94W.
.WED NIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...N WINDS 15 TO
25 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS
15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.THU...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

...GALE WARNING N OF 28N...

.TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED...N OF 28N...S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT
W TO NW 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT 10 TO
14 FT. S OF 28N...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT
W TO NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT 9 TO 13
FT.
.WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT N OF 25N NW 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT N OF 25N 9 TO 13 FT.
.THU...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.