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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1039 AM EDT THU OCT 20 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 RIDGE IN THE NE GULF WILL RETREAT E TODAY AS A
COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE NW GULF...MOVING INTO THE NW GULF
TONIGHT. THE COLD FRONT WILL RACE E REACHING FROM TAMPA BAY TO
THE SW GULF ON FRI NIGHT...PASSING THROUGH THE STRAITS OF
FLORIDA SAT NIGHT. STRONG WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS ARE POSSIBLE
BEHIND THE FRONT OFF THE COAST OF TAMAULIPAS AND VERACRUZ
STARTING FRI...REACHING MINIMAL GALE FORCE FRI AFTERNOON AND FRI
NIGHT. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT SUN THROUGH
MON NIGHT. 

GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 

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

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.FRI...W OF 96W...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 25 TO
35 KT BEHIND FRONT. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING N TO NE
15 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT
BEHIND FRONT.
.FRI NIGHT...W OF 96W...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 15
TO 25 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT
8 TO 12 FT W OF 96W EARLY.
.SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

...GALE WARNING FRI NIGHT...
...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE SAT...

.TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.FRI...S OF 21N W OF 95W...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. ELSEWHERE...N
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...S OF 21N W OF 95W...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT.
ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 12 FT S OF 21N W OF 95W.
.SAT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 35 KT S OF 21N W
OF 95W. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 12 FT S OF 21N W OF 95W.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO
3 TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.