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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1020 PM EDT SAT MAR 19 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 EXTENDING SW FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND
TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL MOVE SE OF THE GULF ON SUN EVENING.
STRONG HIGH PRESSURE NW OF THE FRONT WILL SUPPORT GALE FORCE
WINDS ALONG THE MEXICAN COAST FROM 21N TO 23N EARLY TONIGHT WITH
THE GALE CONDITIONS THEN SHIFTING SE INTO THE WESTERN BAY OF
CAMPECHE LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUING INTO SUN EVENING. SOUTHERLY
RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP ACROSS THE NW GULF ON MON...AND SPREAD E
ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF ON TUE NIGHT. THE SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL
INCREASE TO STRONG OVER THE NW GULF ON WED AHEAD OF ANOTHER COLD
FRONT PUSHING OFF THE TEXAS COAST ON THU AFTERNOON AND REACHING
THE CENTRAL GULF WATERS LATE THU NIGHT. 

GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.OVERNIGHT...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 7 TO 10 FT. 
.MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 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...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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

...GALE WARNING...

.OVERNIGHT...N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT S OF 23N W OF 96W EARLY AND N
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N TO NE
SWELL.
.SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN N TO
NE SWELL.
.MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 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 4 TO 6 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. 
.THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

...GALE WARNING...

.OVERNIGHT...N OF 20N W OF 96W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO
10 FT. ELSEWHERE NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...
BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.SUN...NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT S OF 20N W OF
95W EARLY. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS.
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.OVERNIGHT...W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. 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 9 FT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.