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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
426 AM EST THU DEC 15 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 EXTENDS FROM NORTHERN FLORIDA SW TO
28N86W TO 26N90W WHERE IT BECOMES STATIONARY TO INLAND MEXICO TO
NEAR TAMPICO. THE COLD FRONT WILL REACH FROM THE STRAITS OF
FLORIDA TO NE MEXICO THIS AFTERNOON WHERE IT WILL BECOME
STATIONARY AND DISSIPATE THROUGH FRI. 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. THE COLD FRONT WILL REACH FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE
SW GULF SUN NIGHT AND FROM N FLORIDA TO THE E BAY OF CAMPECHE
MON NIGHT. GALE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE OVER PORTIONS OF THE
WESTERN GULF BEHIND THIS NEXT COLD FRONT SUN THROUGH LATE ON
MON. 

GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE W OF 94W SUN...

.TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...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...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON EXCEPT W OF 94W INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT
GUSTS TO GALE FORCE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT W OF 94W 6 TO 8 FT
BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
.SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT W OF
94W 8 TO 11 FT. 
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT W OF
94W 8 TO 10 FT.
.MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT W
OF 94W 8 TO 10 FT. 

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

...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE W OF 96W SUN AFTERNOON AND 
SUN NIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...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...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT W OF 96W BECOMING NW TO N 
30 TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT W OF 96W
BUILDING TO 9 TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
.SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT S OF 24 W OF 96W 
N 30 TO 35 KT EARLY. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 13 FT W OF
94W.
.MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT 10 TO 12 FT
S OF 23N W OF 96W.
.MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

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

...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE S OF 21N W OF 96W SUN NIGHT INTO MON...

.TODAY...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 2 FT OR LESS. 
.TONIGHT...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...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...VARIABLE WINDS LESS
THAN 10 KT...BECOMING SE LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
ELSEWHERE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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 96W NW TO
N 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.. BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT EXCEPT W OF 94W 9 TO 13 FT.
.MON...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT W OF 94W NW TO N 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT W OF 94W 9 TO 13 FT AND 10 TO 15 FT 
W OF 96W.
.MON NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NW TO N 25 TO 30 KT S OF
23N W OF 95W. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT EXCEPT 9 TO 15 FT W OF 94W.

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.TODAY...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 
4 TO 6 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 5
TO 7 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 
5 TO 7 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 10 TO 20 STRAITS
OF FLORIDA. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 10 TO 20 KT STRAITS OF
FLORIDA. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 
5 TO 7 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA.