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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1012 AM EDT WED MAR 23 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 RIDGE EXTENDS FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO NE
MEXICO WITH FRESH TO STRONG SOUTHERLY FLOW ACROSS THE W GULF
WATERS. THE RIDGE WILL RETRACT E TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT MOVES
OFF THE TEXAS COAST. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM THE MISSISSIPPI
DELTA TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE ON THU EVENING...STALL FROM THE
FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE E BAY OF CAMPECHE ON FRI...THEN DRIFT NW
ON FRI NIGHT INTO SAT. STRONG TO NEAR GALE NORTHERLY WINDS
EXPECTED ACROSS THE NW WATERS BEHIND THE FRONT ON THU INTO THU
NIGHT. THE NEXT COLD FRONT FORECAST OVER THE NW GULF ON SUN. 

GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.THIS AFTERNOON...S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...N WINDS 10 TO
20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS LESS THAN
10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 3 TO 4 FT ELSEWHERE.
.FRI...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 25 KT ALONG THE MEXICAN 
COAST. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO
3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.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 FT IN THE
EVENING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...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...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN
10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 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 5 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.