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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1012 PM 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 COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF WATERS
OVERNIGHT...REACH FROM THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA TO VERACRUZ MEXICO
EARLY SAT...REACH FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE YUCATAN
PENINSULA ON SAT EVENING AND MOVE E THROUGH THE FLORIDA STRAITS
ON SUN EVENING. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE W OF THE FRONT WILL PRODUCE
GALE FORCE NORTHERLY WINDS FROM 22N TO 25N W OF 96W ON SAT WITH
THE GALE CONDITIONS SHIFTING SE ACROSS THE FAR SW GULF WATERS ON
SAT NIGHT AND CONTINUING INTO SUN AFTERNOON. SOUTHERLY RETURN
FLOW WILL SET UP ACROSS THE NW GULF ON MON AND SPREAD E ACROSS
THE ENTIRE GULF ON TUE NIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH WED NIGHT. 

GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING NW 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 6 TO 9 FT. 
.MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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. 
.WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

...GALE WARNING...

.OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...W OF 96W...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO 
25 TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15
KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT W
OF 96W. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT FROM 22N
TO 24N W OF 96W. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE
SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.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...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

...GALE WARNING...
...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE...

.OVERNIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...E WINDS LESS
THAN 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. 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...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT 
ALONG COAST OF MEXICO LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT... BUILDING TO 6 TO 9
FT LATE.
.SUN...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT S OF 20N W OF
95W. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT S OF 20N W OF
95W EARLY. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT WITH N SWELL.
.MON...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.OVERNIGHT...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...W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NW 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 7 TO 10 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.