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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
423 AM EDT FRI APR 1 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 WILL MOVE INTO THE FAR NW GULF WATERS
THIS MORNING...REACH FROM THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA TO TAMPICO
MEXICO THIS EVENING...REACH FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE
BAY OF CAMPECHE EARLY SAT...AND PASS E THROUGH THE FLORIDA
STRAITS ON SUN AFTERNOON. GALE FORCE WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS
THE FAR SW WATERS ALONG THE COAST OF MEXICO TONIGHT AND PERSIST
THROUGH SAT EVENING. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE
NW WATERS ON SUN EVENING AND SPREAD E ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF BY
LATE TUE NIGHT. 

GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO NW 15 TO 25 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 

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

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W OF 96W...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 25 TO
35 KT. ELSEWHERE...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO
30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 

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

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW TO N 25 TO 35 KT
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT.
.SAT...S OF 20N W OF 95W NW TO NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS
9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT S OF 20N
W OF 95W EARLY. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.SUN...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.MON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.