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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1018 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 FRONT IS CURRENTLY SAGGING INTO THE NORTHERN
COASTAL WATERS WHERE IT WILL STALL TONIGHT. A WEAK LOW WILL
DEVELOP ALONG THE STATIONARY FRONT OVER NW WATERS SAT AS A
REINFORCING PUSH OF COLD AIR MOVES IN BEHIND IT. THE LOW WILL
MOVE NE OUT OF THE GULF WITH THE FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE
FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THROUGH 21N96W TO 19N95W 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 FAR SW GULF
SUN AND SUN EVENING. 

GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.THIS AFTERNOON...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE TO 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 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 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

.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. 
.SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 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 12 FT. 
.MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 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...

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE 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...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING...
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF
VERACRUZ...AND N 10 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF
VERACRUZ...SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...
BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NW TO N 25 TO 35 KT S OF 21N
W OF 95W. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT..EXCEPT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT
S OF 21N W OF 95W EARLY. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.MON...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NW AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 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 9 FT. 
.MON...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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.