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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
948 PM EST WED DEC 28 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...STRONG NW WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS WILL FOLLOW A COLD
FRONT FORECAST TO MOVE ACROSS THE NW GULF ON THU. THE FRONT WILL
QUICKLY MOVE OVER THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN GULF THU NIGHT INTO
EARLY FRI. HIGH PRES IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT WILL SHIFT
EASTWARD ALONG 31N THROUGH SAT NIGHT ALLOWING FOR FRESH
SOUTHERLY FLOW TO DEVELOP IN THE FAR WESTERN GULF. THESE WINDS
SHIFT TO N CENTRAL GULF ON SUN AS A COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS
EASTERN TEXAS. 

GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

...GALE WARNING W OF 94W...

.OVERNIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING S 10 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 30  KT
IN THE AFTERNOON...EXCEPT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE W OF
94W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON EXCEPT 8 TO 11 FT W OF 94W.
.THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS
TO GALE FORCE EARLY W OF 94W. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN
10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.MON...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 

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

...GALE WARNING W OF 96W THU NIGHT...

.OVERNIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING NE LESS THAN
10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT W OF 96W BECOMING NW
TO N 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT W OF 96W BUILDING TO 9
TO 13 FT.
.FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT W OF 96W NW TO N 30 TO 40 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT W OF 96W 9 TO 14 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 

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

...GALE WARNING WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...

.OVERNIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...VARIABLE WINDS
LESS THAN 10 KT. WINDS NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE EVENING.
ELSEWHERE...10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...VARIABLE WINDS LESS
THAN 10 KT...BECOMING N LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
ELSEWHERE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NE IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI...NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF
VERACRUZ... AND NE 15 TO 25 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT
9 TO 13 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT W OF 95W NW TO N 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT W OF 95W 9 TO 12 FT.
.SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.THU...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 10 FT
FROM 25N TO 28N.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT S OF 25N...AND
5 TO 7 FT N OF 25N.
.SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.