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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1053 AM EDT THU MAR 24 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 OVER THE FAR NW WATERS WILL REACH FROM
MISSISSIPPI DELTA TO W BAY OF CAMPECHE TONIGHT...STALL FROM THE
FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE E BAY OF CAMPECHE FRI...THEN DRIFT NW ON
FRI NIGHT AND SAT. STRONG TO NEAR GALE NORTHERLY WINDS ARE
EXPECTED ALONG THE COAST OF MEXICO BEHIND THE FRONT THIS
AFTERNOON. A WEAKER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE E INTO THE NW GULF ON
SUN AND STALL ACROSS THE SE WATERS ON MON NIGHT. 

GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.THIS AFTERNOON...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO N AT 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.FRI...NE 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 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO
15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...N WINDS 15 TO
25 KT. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...
AND N 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. 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...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN
10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE
EVENING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS.