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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
412 PM EST THU FEB 12 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 WEAK COLD FRONT FROM NE FLORIDA SW TO 27N91W TO
JUST S OF BROWNSVILLE TEXAS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REST OF THE
GULF THROUGH FRI REACHING THE NW CARIBBEAN EARLY SAT...WITH
MODERATE TO FRESH N TO NE WINDS BEHIND IT. REINFORCING HIGH PRES
WILL BUILD SE  WAKE OF THE FRONT THROUGH SAT...THEN SHIFT
EASTWARD SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT. THE PRES GRADIENT BETWEEN THE
HIGH PRES AND DEVELOPING LOW PRES OVER THE CENTRAL UNITED STATES
WILL ALLOW FOR INCREASING SLY RETURN FLOW TO DEVELOP ACROSS MUCH
OF THE WESTERN GULF SUN NIGHT THROUGH EARLY TUE. A STRONGER COLD
FRONT WILL PUSH INTO THE NW GULF TUE NIGHT FOLLOWED BY VERY
STRONG N WINDS. 

GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT LATE...BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS
THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT EARLY...BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS
LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT EARLY.. BECOMING 2 FT OR LESS.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TUE...S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

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

...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE TUE NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT W OF 94W BECOMING N 30
TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING TO 11 TO 14 FT W
OF 94W.

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

.TONIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...N WINDS 10 TO
15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT LATE.
ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...N WINDS LESS THAN
10 KT. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS
THAN 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...NE WINDS LESS
THAN 10 KT EARLY...BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN
10 KT. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...N WINDS LESS THAN
10 KT EARLY...BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT.
ELSEWHERE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.