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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1021 AM EDT THU MAR 17 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 WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE N GULF LATE
TODAY AND MEANDER THERE THROUGH FRI. A WEAK LOW WILL DEVELOP
ALONG THE FRONT NEAR 27N95W ON FRI NIGHT AND DRAG A COLD FRONT
SW OF THE LOW TO BROWNSVILLE TEXAS. THE LOW WILL MOVE E-NE
ACROSS THE GULF AND INTO SW GEORGIA BY SAT NIGHT...WITH THE COLD
FRONT STRETCHING FROM APALACHICOLA THROUGH 26N91W TO 19N95W. BY
SUN NIGHT...THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM PALM BEACH FLORIDA THROUGH
THE DRY TORTUGAS TO CANCUN MEXICO BEFORE PASSING SE OF THE AREA.
STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT AND
SHIFT INTO THE N CENTRAL GULF BY MON NIGHT. 

GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SAT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N 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 6 TO 9 FT. 
.MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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 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 10 TO 15 KT. 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 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST
OF VERACRUZ...AND SE 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...E 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 LESS THAN 10 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF
VERACRUZ...AND SE 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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. 
.FRI...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO
15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.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 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.