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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
413 AM EST WED DEC 14 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 COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM SW LOUISIANA TO INLAND
TEXAS NEAR CORPUS CHRISTI WILL REACH FROM THE WESTERN FLORIDA
PANHANDLE TO NEAR BROWNSVILLE THIS MORNING...FROM JUST N OF
TAMPA NEAR 27N90W TO NEAR THE TEXAS/NE BORDER TONIGHT...THEN
FROM JUST S OF TAMPA TO NEAR 26N90W AND TO FAR NE MEXICO EARLY
ON THU. THE FRONT WILL REACH THE FAR SE GULF AND STRAITS OF
FLORIDA LATER ON THU WHERE IT IS FORECAST TO BECOME STATIONARY
THROUGH FRI WHILE DISSIPATING INTO FRI EVENING. FRESH TO STRONG
SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE NW GULF FRI THROUGH
SAT NIGHT AHEAD OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS
THE GULF ON SUN. GALE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE OVER PORTIONS OF
THE WESTERN GULF BEHIND THIS NEXT COLD FRONT. 

GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.TODAY...W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NE 15 TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

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

...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE W OF 96W SUN...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.THU...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. 
.THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN...BETWEEN 87W AND 94W...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. W OF 94W...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N 30 TO 35 KT W OF
96W AND N 20 TO 30 KT BETWEEN 94W AND 96W IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF
96W...SEAS 5 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
BETWEEN 94W AND 96W...SEAS 4 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON.
.SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT S OF 24N W OF 95W N 25
TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT S OF 23N W OF 95W 10 TO 12 FT.

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

...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE S OF 21N W OF 95W SUN NIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF
VERACRUZ...AND NE 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...
BUILDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.THU...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...N WINDS LESS THAN
10 KT. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS
THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...NE WINDS LESS
THAN 10 KT IN THE EVENING...BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN
10 KT. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.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 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT S OF 21N W OF 95W NW TO
NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BETWEEN 87W AND 94W...AND 6
TO 8 FT W OF 94W EXCEPT S OF 21N W OF 95W 7 TO 10 FT.

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.TODAY...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NW IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.THU...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT STRAITS OF 
FLORIDA. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT STRAITS OF 
FLORIDA. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT STRAITS OF
FLORIDA. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT
STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT STRAITS OF
FLORIDA.
.SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT STRAITS OF
FLORIDA. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. 
.SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT 
STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT STRAITS 
OF FLORIDA.