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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1028 AM EDT WED MAR 16 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 STATIONARY FRONT FROM NEW ORLEANS LOUISIANA TO
PALACIOS TEXAS WILL WEAKEN TO A TROUGH AND THEN SHIFT EASTWARD N
OF 28N BEFORE PASSING E OF THE AREA TONIGHT. RIDGING OVER THE SE
GULF WILL BREAK DOWN BY THU. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO
THE N GULF LATE THU AND LINGER UNTIL A WAVE FORMS ALONG THE
FRONT OVER THE NW GULF OVERNIGHT FRI NIGHT AND SLOWLY MOVES INTO
THE NE GULF OVERNIGHT SAT NIGHT...DRAGGING THE FRONT SOUTHWARD
BEHIND IT. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM HOMOSASSA FLORIDA TO THE SW
GULF NEAR 18N94W BY SUN MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN THE
WAKE OF THE FRONT. 

GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...SHIFTING TO S IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO E AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO
15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SAT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST
OF VERACRUZ...AND SE 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF
VERACRUZ...AND E 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF
VERACRUZ...AND SE 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...SE WINDS LESS
THAN 10 KT. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO
10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO W IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.THU...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO
15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.