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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
937 AM EST TUE DEC 27 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...HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA SUPPORTING FRESH TO STRONG E
WINDS IN THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA WILL WEAKEN AND SHIFT E...
ALLOWING WINDS AND SEAS TO DIMINISH. WARM MOIST SE WINDS OVER
THE NW GULF WILL ALLOW PATCHY FOG THROUGH WED NIGHT. STRONG NW
WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS WILL FOLLOW A COLD FRONT MOVING INTO THE
NW GULF THU AND SWEEPING THROUGH THE SE GULF BY LATE FRI. HIGH
PRES IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT WILL SHIFT EASTWARD ALONG 31N
THROUGH SAT NIGHT ALLOWING FOR MODERATE TO FRESH SOUTHERLY FLOW
TO DEVELOP IN THE FAR WESTERN GULF. 

GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.TODAY...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. PATCHY 
FOG. VSBY 3 NM.
.WED...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY 
FOG. VSBY 3 NM.
.THU...NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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

.TODAY...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.WED...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.THU...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO
6 TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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

.TODAY...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...NE 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. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF
VERACRUZ...AND NE 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.WED...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED 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...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING...
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PATCHY FOG.
VSBY 3 NM.
.WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. VSBY 3 NM.
.WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.