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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
931 PM EST SUN JAN 4 2015

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 COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO
THE BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL STALL OVER THE SE GULF LATE MON AND
GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH TUE. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE IN WAKE OF
THE FRONT WILL MAINTAIN NORTHERLY GALES ACROSS THE SW GULF
THROUGH MON. STRONG REINFORCING COLD FRONT AND HIGH PRESSURE
WILL INCREASE THE NORTHERLY FLOW ON WED AND THU...WITH ANOTHER
ROUND OF GALES EXPECTED OVER THE WESTERN GULF WED NIGHT THROUGH
THU NIGHT. THE GRADIENT WILL RELAX ON FRI. 

GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...SHIFTING TO NE 20 TO 25 KT
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.MON...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE...

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...BUILDING TO 10 TO 13 FT LATE.
.THU...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT EARLY.
SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
.THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

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

.TONIGHT...S OF 21N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10
TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.MON...S OF 21N W OF 94....NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. 
ELSEWHERE NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS.
.MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT S OF 21N W OF 95W...AND N TO NE
20 TO 25 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.TUE...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT FAR
NW PORTION LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.THU...S OF 21N W OF 95W NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT.
.THU NIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE 20 TO 25
KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE.
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL.

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.THU...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.