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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1047 AM EST TUE MAR 8 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 FRESH TO STRONG BREEZE ACROSS MUCH OF THE GULF
WILL INCREASE TONIGHT...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE
FORCE...AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO ENTER THE W GULF WED.
THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM NEAR GALVESTON BAY TO NEAR TUXPAN
MEXICO WED NIGHT...WITH GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED AHEAD OF THE
FRONT INTO THU MORNING. THE FRONT WILL WEAKEN FROM SW LOUISIANA
THROUGH 23N92W TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE THU NIGHT AS IT SLOWLY
DRIFTS E TO NEAR DESTIN FLORIDA TO THE N CENTRAL YUCATAN BY SAT
NIGHT. 

GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE
FORCE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.WED...SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE
FORCE. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
.WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE
FORCE. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. 
.THU...S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. 
.FRI...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SAT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE
FORCE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.WED...SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE
FORCE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE
FORCE. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. 
.THU...S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 35 KT BETWEEN 93W
AND 95.5W. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO E AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN THE MORNING...
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.WED...SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.THU...SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.