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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1017 AM EST THU MAR 3 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...MODERATE TO FRESH S TO SW RETURN FLOW WILL DEVELOP
TODAY ACROSS N PORTIONS IN ADVANCE OF NEXT COLD FRONT. THIS NEXT
WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN GULF TONIGHT...AND
QUICKLY MOVE E OF THE AREA BY FRI NIGHT...FOLLOWED BY MODERATE
HIGH PRES OVER THE AREA SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT. MODERATE TO
OCCASIONAL FRESH SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE
WESTERN GULF SUN NIGHT...AND SPREAD EASTWARD TO THE EASTERN GULF
BY MON NIGHT AS STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS S ACROSS THE AREA AND
LOW PRES DEEPENS OVER THE PLAINS. 

GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.TODAY...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT...E 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...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

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

.TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO E AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

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

.TODAY...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.FRI...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
.FRI NIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...NE WINDS LESS
THAN 10 KT. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO
LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SAT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 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...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO S IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.