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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
540 AM EDT THU AUG 4 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...HURRICANE EARL NEAR 17.3N 88.9W...INLAND IN
BELIZE...982 MB AT 05 AM EDT MOVING W OR 275 DEG AT 13 KT WITH
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT WITH GUSTS TO 80 KT. EARL IS
FORECAST TO BE INLAND ACROSS BELIZE AND HONDURAS...NEAR 18.3N
92.7W WITH MAXIMUM WINDS 30 KT GUSTS TO 40 KT AT
05/0600 UTC...NEAR 19.0N 96.1W WITH MAXIMUM WINDS 30 KT GUSTS TO
40 KT AT 06/0600 UTC...AND NEAR 19.5N 99.5W WITH MAXIMUM WINDS
20 KT GUSTS TO 30 KT AT 07/0600 UTC. EARL IS FORECAST TO
DISSIPATE EARLY ON MONDAY. STRONG NE WINDS WILL DEVELOP AHEAD OF
EARL ACROSS THE E BAY OF CAMPECHE ON THU. A RIDGE THAT WILL
EXTEND ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF WATERS TONIGHT WILL SHIFT S AND
EXTEND NW FROM THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO NE TEXAS DURING THE
UPCOMING WEEKEND. 

GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.TODAY...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO SE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.MON...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR
LESS. 

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

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

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

.TODAY...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. WITHIN 60 NM OF
COAST OF VERACRUZ...NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N IN
THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO
15 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NE WINDS 10 TO
20 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND E 20 TO 30 KT
ELSEWHERE. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ... SEAS 2 FT OR
LESS...BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. ELSEWHERE...SEAS
5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST
OF VERACRUZ...AND 6 TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING...
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
.SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.MON...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.