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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
417 AM EDT WED MAR 30 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 OVER THE GREAT LAKES ALONG
WITH A TROUGH OVER MEXICO IS CAUSING A NE-SW PRESSURE GRADIENT
ACROSS THE GULF. THE RESULTING SURFACE WINDS ARE E TO SE AT A
MODERATE TO FRESH BREEZE. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL TIGHTEN AND
THE SE WINDS WILL REACH STRONG BREEZE CONDITIONS BY LATE TODAY.
A COLD FRONT SHOULD REACH THE NW GULF BY FRIDAY AND STRONG
BREEZE TO NEAR GALE N TO NE WINDS WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE WESTERN
GULF SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. THESE WINDS MIGHT REACH GALE LATE
SATURDAY/EARLY SUNDAY NEAR TAMPICO AND VERACRUZ. 

GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE...

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...N WINDS 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.