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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
418 AM EDT TUE AUG 16 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...AN E TO W RIDGE WILL MEANDER ALONG THE N GULF COAST
THROUGH THU...THEN SHIFT SOUTHWARD AND EXTEND FROM CENTRAL FL TO
THE TX/LA BORDER FRI THROUGH THE WEEKEND. A COASTAL TROUGH WILL
DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE W GULF WATERS. A THERMAL
TROUGH WILL DEVELOP OVER THE YUCATAN PENINSULA DURING THE
AFTERNOONS...THEN MOVE NW ACROSS THE S CENTRAL GULF WATERS
DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS...AND DISSIPATE DURING THE EARLY
DAYLIGHT HOURS. 

GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE
EVENING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. 
.FRI...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
.FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...
BUILDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

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

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 

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

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...E WINDS LESS THAN
10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. ELSEWHERE...E
WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...
SHIFTING TO SE IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...SE WINDS 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF
VERACRUZ...AND E 15 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING...SUBSIDING
TO 2 FT OR LESS. 
.THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING
TO 3 TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.THU NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.FRI...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SAT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING E LESS
THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.