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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
452 AM EDT WED MAY 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...A WEAK RIDGE OVER THE NE GULF WATERS WILL MAINTAIN SE
RETURN FLOW OVER THE GULF THROUGH SAT. A WEAK COLD FRONT NEARING
THE NORTHERN GULF COAST WILL STALL TODAY...THEN DISSIPATE ON THU.
A STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE GULF ON SAT...THEN PUSH
INTO THE NORTHERN GULF WATERS ON SUN. SURFACE TROUGHING OVER THE
YUCATAN PENINSULA WILL CAUSE WINDS OVER THE SW GULF TO BECOME
FRESH TO STRONG THU THROUGH FRI.

GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.TODAY...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

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

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.TONIGHT...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 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

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

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
.THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.TODAY...SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
.THU...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.FRI...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SUN...NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
.SUN NIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.