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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
400 AM EST WED MAR 9 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...NEAR GALE TO GALE FORCE WINDS ARE FOUND OVER
PORTIONS OF THE NW AND N CENTRAL GULF THIS MORNING. THE FRONT
WILL LIE FROM NEAR CORPUS CHRISTI TEXAS TO TAMPICO MEXICO
TONIGHT...WITH GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED AHEAD OF THE FRONT INTO
THU MORNING. THE FRONT WILL WEAKEN AS IT STRETCHES FROM PALACIOS
TEXAS TO MEXICO NEAR 18N95W THU NIGHT...THEN SLOWLY DRIFTS
E...STRETCHING FROM PENSACOLA BAY TO THE N CENTRAL YUCATAN BY
SAT NIGHT AND DISSIPATES FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO 24N89W SUN
NIGHT. 

GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE
FORCE. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.
.THU...S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.FRI...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SAT...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE
FORCE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 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 7 TO 10 FT.
.FRI...S 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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO
15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 

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

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT BETWEEN 94W
AND 95.5W. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SUN...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.TODAY...SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 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...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN
10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.