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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1023 AM EST SUN DEC 18 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 STRONG COLD FRONT ACROSS NW GULF WILL REACH FROM
THE BIG BEND OF FLORIDA TO VERACRUZ MEXICO TONIGHT...THEN STALL
FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE MON AND GRADUALLY
DISSIPATE THROUGH WED. GALE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OVER WESTERN
WATERS BEHIND THE FRONT SUN THROUGH TUE. ANOTHER STRONG COLD
FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF THU. 

GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...W OF 94W...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
ELSEWHERE...S WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.THU...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

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

...GALE WARNING...
...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE THU...

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 25 TO 35 KT W OF 96W.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT W OF 96W.
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT W OF 96W...AND NE WINDS 20 TO 30
KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.MON...NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT W OF 96W...AND NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT
ELSEWHERE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO E IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING N 25 TO 35 KT W OF 96W
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE.
.THU NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

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

...GALE WARNING...
...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE THU NIGHT...

.TODAY...WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...S WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...BECOMING N 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9
FT LATE. ELSEWHERE...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ
AND NE 10 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT WITHIN 90 NM OF
COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 6 TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE.
.MON...NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...
AND NE 10 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT WITHIN 90 NM OF
COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 7 TO 10 FT ELSEWHERE. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ
AND NE 10 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT WITHIN 90 NM OF
COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 8 TO 11 FT ELSEWHERE.
.TUE...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E 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 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU NIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.