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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
404 AM EST WED FEB 24 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 STRONG COLD FRONT MOVING QUICKLY ACROSS THE GULF
WATERS WILL REACH A POSITION FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE
EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE EARLY THIS MORNING...AND FROM NEAR TAMPA
BAY TO INLAND THE NE YUCATAN PENINSULA EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. THE
FRONT WILL PUSH SE OF THE AREA BY THIS EVENING. MINIMAL GALE
FORCE WINDS ARE BLOWING IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT ACROSS THE NW
AND N CENTRAL WATERS. AS THE FRONT CONTINUES TO MOVE SE ACROSS
THE GULF REGION...MINIMAL GALE FORCE WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED
ACROSS THE FAR NE PART AND THE WEST-CENTRAL AND SW GULF MAINLY
THIS MORNING. WINDS ARE FORECAST TO DIMINISH BELOW GALE FORCE BY
THIS EVENING ALL AFFECTED ZONES. WINDS AND SEAS WILL FURTHER
DIMINISH TONIGHT AND THU AS HIGH PRESSURE SETTLES ACROSS THE NW
GULF BY THU NIGHT... AND DOMINATES MUCH OF THE BASIN FRI THROUGH
SAT NIGHT. 

GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT EARLY. SEAS 8
TO 11 FT.
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.THU...NW 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 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN THE EVENING...
SUBSIDING TO 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 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 35 KT W OF 94W. SEAS
8 TO 11 FT.
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. 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...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO E AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 35 KT W OF 94W. SEAS
7 TO 10 FT.
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.THU...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...NE WINDS LESS THAN
10 KT. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NE LATE.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. 
.THU NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF
VERACRUZ...AND NE 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE 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. 
.SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT N OF 28. SEAS 7
TO 10 FT...EXCEPT 10 TO 13 FT N OF 28N.
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.THU...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 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. 
.SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.