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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1008 PM 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 WILL REMAIN IN PLACE AND GENERALLY
MAINTAIN AN E-SE RETURN FLOW OVER THE GULF WATERS THROUGH SAT. A
WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE EXTREME NW GULF TONIGHT AND
THU...STALL AND DISSIPATE LATE THU. RETURN FLOW IS FORECAST TO
STRENGTHEN BRIEFLY ON FRI BEFORE DIMINISHING AGAIN LATE FRI AND
SAT. THE NEXT COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW GULF SAT AND MOVE SE
OVER THE GULF E OF 90W SUN AND MON AS LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS OFF
THE SE COAST OF U.S. ENHANCING THE NORTHERLY FLOW OVER ERN GULF.
A THERMAL TROUGH WILL DEVELOP OVER THE YUCATAN PENINSULA EACH
DAY...MOVE WESTWARD ACROSS THE SW GULF DURING THE EVENINGS AND
DISSIPATE EACH MORNING. 

GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.OVERNIGHT...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 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING
TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.FRI...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE 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 TO 4 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 TO 4 FT. 
.MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 

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

.OVERNIGHT...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 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E 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...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.OVERNIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...NE WINDS 10 TO
15 KT...SHIFTING TO E AFTER MIDNIGHT. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF
VERACRUZ...AND SE 10 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...E WINDS LESS
THAN 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...SE WINDS 10 TO
15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
ELSEWHERE...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 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.THU...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.THU NIGHT...SE 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...BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SAT...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING...
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SAT NIGHT...N 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. 
.MON...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.