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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
411 AM EST THU DEC 29 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 TO GALE FORCE WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS WILL
FOLLOW A COLD FRONT MOVING ACROSS THE GULF TODAY AND FRIDAY.
HIGH PRES IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT WILL SHIFT EASTWARD ACROSS
THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES THROUGH SAT NIGHT. THIS WILL
ALLOW FRESH TO STRONG SOUTHERLY FLOW TO DEVELOP IN THE NW AND N
CENTRAL GULF SAT AND SUN...AHEAD OF A WEAK FRONT EXPECTED TO
MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE MON. 

GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.TODAY...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 25 TO 30 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BECOMING 4 TO 6 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON.
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 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 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.MON...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN
10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING NE LESS THAN
10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT W OF 96W...AND NE 20 TO
30 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT W OF 96W AND 6 TO 9 FT E OF 96W.
.FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 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 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 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.MON...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING...
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. 
.TONIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...N WINDS 10 TO
15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. ELSEWHERE...NE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.FRI...S OF 21N W OF 96W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12
FT. ELSEWHERE N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.TODAY...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.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 5 FT.