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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
349 PM 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 TONIGHT 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

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 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 6 TO 8 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...SHIFTING TO W AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE...W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

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

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.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 6 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.
.TUE...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING SE LESS
THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. 

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

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING
TO 3 TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.FRI...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...
AND NE 10 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST
OF VERACRUZ...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SAT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...W WINDS LESS THAN
10 KT...SHIFTING TO S IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...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.
.TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO SE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.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...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. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING...
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS.