000
FZNT32 KNHC 242020
OFFN21

MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
420 PM 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 THROUGH THIS
EVENING. A WEAKER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE E INTO THE NW GULF ON SUN
AND STALL ACROSS THE SE WATERS ON MON NIGHT. MODERATE TO FRESH
WINDS WILL PREVAIL IN THE VICINITY OF THE FRONT. 

GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.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 AND 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 THROUGH TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...SHIFTING TO NE 10 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.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 4 TO 6 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF
VERACRUZ...AND 3 TO 4 FT ELSEWHERE. 
.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...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...VARIABLE WINDS LESS
THAN 10 KT...BECOMING SE LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
ELSEWHERE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.