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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
408 AM EDT FRI MAR 18 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 LOW WILL DEVELOP ALONG A STATIONARY FRONT OVER
NORTHERN WATERS SAT AND DRAG A COLD FRONT ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF.
THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM FLORIDA BIG BEND TO BAY OF CAMPECHE SAT
NIGHT...THEN SWEEP SE OF THE AREA BY SUN EVENING. STRONG HIGH
PRESSURE BEHIND THE FRONT WILL PRODUCE GALE FORCE N-NW WINDS IN
THE WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE SUN.

GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SAT...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 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...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE...

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF
VERACRUZ...AND N 10 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
.SUN...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...
AND N 15 TO 25 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF
COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE.
.SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.MON...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.