000
FZNT32 KNHC 100307
OFFN21

MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1007 PM 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 NE
MEXICO IS MAINTAINING STRONG TO GALE FORCE WINDS OVER PORTIONS
OF THE CENTRAL AND SW GULF. A COLD FRONT HAS ENTERED THE FAR
WESTERN GULF AND EXTENDS FROM A 1003 MB LOW PRES NEAR CORPUS
CHRISTI TO NEAR TUXPAN MEXICO...WITH GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED
AHEAD OF THE FRONT INTO THU MORNING. THE FRONT IS FORECAST TO
DRIFT E ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF THROUGH THU MORNING...REACHING
FROM SE LOUISIANA TO THE CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE BY FRI MORNING...
THEN STALLING ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF THROUGH SAT. THE FRONT WILL
REACH FROM NEAR PENSACOLA BAY TO THE N CENTRAL YUCATAN BY SAT
NIGHT...AND DISSIPATE FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO 22N89W SUN
NIGHT.

GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. 
.THU...S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SAT...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE
FORCE EARLY...BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO
13 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SW LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.MON...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO
15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. 

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

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...W OF 94W...S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...SHIFTING NW 20 
TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT S OF 21N W OF 95W...AND 8 TO 11 FT
ELSEWHERE. E OF 94W...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.THU...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT.
ELSEWHERE...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S LESS THAN 10 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO
15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT...NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 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...
BUILDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.MON...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING...
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. 
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING
TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 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 5 TO 7 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. 
.MON...SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING...
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. 
.MON NIGHT...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.