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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
437 AM EDT THU SEP 22 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 PERSISTENT NE TO SW TROUGH IS DRIFTING SLOWLY WWD
ACROSS THE NW GULF AND EXPECTED TO MOVE INLAND TODAY OVER TEXAS
AND NE MEXICO AS HIGH PRES RIDGING BUILDS IN FROM THE NE. FAIRLY
TRANQUIL MARINE CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE WEEK...WITH
WINDS INCREASING SLIGHTLY IN THE CENTRAL AND W GULF FRI THROUGH
SUN AS THE PRES GRADIENT TIGHTENS. AN EARLY SEASON COLD FRONT
WILL APPROACH THE TEXAS COAST LATE MON. 

GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.TODAY...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EARLY SUBSIDING
TO 2 FT OR LESS.
.TONIGHT...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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SAT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

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

.TODAY...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.FRI...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING
TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

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

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.TODAY...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.FRI...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING NE LESS THAN
10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SUN...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.MON...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.