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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1010 AM EDT MON APR 18 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...STRONG HIGH PRES WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD S OVER THE
EASTERN GULF THROUGH WED. THE HIGH PRES WILL WEAKEN WED NIGHT...
AND BECOME RE-ESTABLISH OVER THE FAR NORTHERN GULF THU BEFORE
SHIFTING E OF THE GULF ON FRI ALLOWING FOR A WEAK COLD FRONT TO
MOVE ACROSS THE NW AND N PORTIONS. THE FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS
THE NE GULF FRI AFTERNOON AND EVENING. FRESH TO STRONG ESE FLOW
ACROSS MUCH OF THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL GULF WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH
TO MODERATE TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT AS THE PRES GRADIENT
WEAKENS. A TROUGH WILL DEVELOP OVER THE YUCATAN PENINSULA EACH
AFTERNOON AND WEAKEN AS IT MOVES WNW OVER WATER EACH NIGHT. THE
TROUGH WILL BE FOLLOWED WITH SURGES OF FRESH TO STRONG NE TO E
WINDS DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. 

GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

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

.TODAY...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...E WINDS LESS THAN
10 KT. ELSEWHERE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT E OF 94W 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT E OF 94W 4 TO 6 FT.
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT E OF 94W E 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF
VERACRUZ...AND E 10 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT EARLY
N OF 20N BETWEEN 90W AND 94W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT E OF
94W SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT AND N OF 20N BETWEEN 90W AND 94W 6 TO
8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...E WINDS LESS
THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
ELSEWHERE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING...
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING N LESS
THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.