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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
432 PM EDT THU MAY 12 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 WEAK SURFACE RIDGE EXTENDS FROM THE W ATLANTIC WESTWARD
ALONG 29N/30N TO COASTAL E TEXAS. THIS RIDGE WILL SHIFT E OF THE
AREA TONIGHT IN RESPONSE TO A WEAK COLD FRONT APPROACHING THE NW
WATERS. THE FRONT WILL QUICKLY MOVE ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF FRI
AND FRI NIGHT FOLLOWED BY WEAK HIGH PRES THAT SETTLES IN ACROSS
THE CENTRAL GULF THROUGH SAT NIGHT. THE HIGH WILL THEN SHIFT TO
THE E GULF BY MON WITH SE MODERATE TO OCCASIONAL FRESH RETURN FLOW
EXPECTED ACROSS THE WESTERN WATERS. A DIURNAL TROUGH WILL CONTINUE
TO FORM ACROSS THE BAY OF CAMPECHE THROUGH THE FOPRECAST PERIOD IN
THE EVENING HOURS AND SHIFT WESTWARD ACROSS THE SW GULF OVERNIGHT
WHILE WEAKENING.

GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.TONIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING NE 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING...
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SAT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SUN...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF
VERACRUZ...AND NE 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...N WINDS LESS THAN
10 KT...SHIFTING TO NW IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS
10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF
VERACRUZ...AND E 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.TONIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.FRI...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
.FRI NIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SAT...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SUN...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
.SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.