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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1021 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...A VERY TIGHT PRES GRADIENT BETWEEN STRONG HIGH PRES
OVER THE WESTERN ATLC AND LOW PRES OVER EASTERN TEXAS AND
NORTHERN MEXICO IS MAINTAINING NEAR GALE TO GALE FORCE WINDS
OVER PORTIONS OF THE NW AND N CENTRAL GULF. A COLD FRONT WILL
EXTEND FROM LOW PRES NEAR CORPUS CHRISTI TONIGHT TO 24N96W TO
NEAR TAMPICO MEXICO TONIGHT...WITH GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED
AHEAD OF THE FRONT INTO THU MORNING. THE FRONT IS FORECAST TO
WEAKEN AS IT STRETCHES FROM PALACIOS TEXAS TO MEXICO NEAR 18N95W
THU NIGHT...THEN SLOWLY DRIFT E...REACHING FROM NEAR PENSACOLA
BAY TO THE N CENTRAL YUCATAN BY SAT NIGH...AND DISSIPATE FROM
THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO 24N89W SUN NIGHT. 

GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE
FORCE. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.
.TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT SE 25 TO 35 KT
BETWEEN 87W AND 94W. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
.THU...S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT SE TO S 25 TO 35 KT BETWEEN
87W AND 94W DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10
TO 15 FT.
.THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT SE TO S 20 TO 25
KT BETWEEN 87W AND 94W. SEAS 8 TO 12 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 4 TO 6 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 BETWEEN 87W AND 96W...
 
.TODAY...BETWEEN 87W AND 96W...SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT
GUSTS TO GALE FORCE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT W OF 96W...SE TO S WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.TONIGHT...BETWEEN 87W AND 94W...SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH
FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BETWEEN 87W AND 94W...AND NW
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT W OF 94W...BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO 10 KT...
THEN...SHIFTING TO S. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT N OF
24N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W.
.THU NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 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...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO S IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE 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 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT W OF 95.5W. SEAS
6 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 11 FT N OF 21N W OF 94W. 
.THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NW 20 TO 30 KT W OF 94W
BECOMING N 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 3 FT IN THE
MORNING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING E LESS
THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 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 LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.