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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1040 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. LOW PRESSURE NEAR
BILOXI MISSISSIPPI WILL MOVE NE ALONG A WEAK COLD FRONT NEARING
THE NORTHERN GULF COAST...AND 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

.THIS AFTERNOON...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING
TO 3 TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.FRI...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO SE AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS
THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 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 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. 

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST
OF VERACRUZ...AND SE 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING
TO 3 TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.THU...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF
VERACRUZ...AND SE 10 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING...SUBSIDING
TO 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO
15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO
15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.THIS AFTERNOON...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT...
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.THU...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.THU NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SAT...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.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.