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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
431 PM EDT TUE MAR 22 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...HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED ACROSS S GEORGIA WILL SHIFT
EASTWARD INTO THE W ATLANTIC THROUGH TONIGHT. SOUTHERLY RETURN
FLOW WILL DOMINATE THE BASIN THROUGH WED. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE
OFF THE TEXAS COAST EARLY THU AND RACE SOUTHWARD IN THE WESTERN
GULF THU...AND EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO VERACRUZ
MEXICO THU EVENING WITH STRONG N WINDS EXPECTED W OF THE FRONT
ALONG THE COAST OF MEXICO. THE FRONT WILL WEAKEN AND STALL FROM
TAMPA BAY THROUGH 25N90W TO BAY OF CAMPECHE FRI...THEN DRIFT W AND
DISSIPATE SAT. RETURN FLOW WILL AGAIN DOMINATE LATE SAT INTO EARLY
SUN AHEAD OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT WHICH WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF
SUN.

GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.THU...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO N 20 TO 25 KT
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.THU NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...
SHIFTING TO SE IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...
SHIFTING TO SE IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO N IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.TONIGHT...E 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 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...
BUILDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN
10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.