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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
417 AM EDT SAT APR 2 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 FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO VERACRUZ
MEXICO WILL REACH FROM TAMPA BAY TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA THIS
EVENING...THEN MOVE SLOWLY E THROUGH THE FLORIDA STRAITS LATE
SUN. GALE FORCE WINDS ACROSS THE FAR W AND SW WATERS ALONG THE
COAST OF MEXICO WILL DIMINISH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SOUTHERLY
RETURN FLOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE NW GULF WATERS ON SUN EVENING
AND SPREAD E ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF BY LATE TUE NIGHT. A WEAK
COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE N CENTRAL GULF ON WED NIGHT. 

GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.TODAY...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING...
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.TUE...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO
3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.WED NIGHT...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE EVENING...BECOMING
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

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

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT FROM 22N TO 24N W
OF 96W. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE
SWELL. 
.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 LESS THAN 10 KT. 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. 
.WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 

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

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EXCEPT 30 TO 40 KT S OF 21N W
OF 95W. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING 10 TO 13 FT IN GALE AREA.
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL.
.SUN...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...NE WINDS 10 TO
15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.TODAY...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.