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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
859 PM EST MON FEB 16 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 FROM NEW ORLEANS SW TO INLAND THE NE 
COAST OF MEXICO WILL QUICKLY REACH FROM NEAR APALACHICOLA 
FLORIDA SW TO 26N93W TO NE MEXICO NEAR 24N97W LATE 
TONIGHT...FROM TAMPA SW TO 24N91W TO VERACRUZ EARLY TUE 
AFTERNOON...FROM NAPLES SW TO THE NE YUCATAN PENINSULA AND TO 
THE EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE TUE NIGHT...AND TO SE OF THE GULF 
EARLY ON WED. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL SPREAD EASTWARD ACROSS THE 
GULF BEHIND THE FRONT. THE RESULTING TIGHT PRES GRADIENT IS 
EXPECTED TO BRING STRONG TO MINIMAL GALE FORCE NW TO N WINDS 
ALONG THE COAST OF VERACRUZ LATE TUE NIGHT INTO EARLY WED LATE. 
THE HIGH PRES WILL SHIFT TO THE EASTERN PORTION FRI AND FRI 
NIGHT PRODUCING A VERY TIGHT GRADIENT OF FRESH TO STRONG E TO SE 
FLOW OVER MUCH OF THE GULF. THIS FLOW WILL WEAKEN ON SAT AS THE 
GRADIENT RELAXES SOME. 

GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.OVERNIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

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

.OVERNIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

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

...GALE WARNING WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ LATE TUE NIGHT
INTO WED...

.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BETWEEN 87W AND 94W...AND E
TO SE 10 TO 15 KT W OF 94W. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT EARLY.
.TUE...BETWEEN 87W AND 94W...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING
NW 15 TO 20 KT LATE BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. W OF 94W...N TO
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3
TO 4 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...BETWEEN 87W AND 94W...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT S OF 24N...AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. W OF 94W...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...
EXCEPT NW TO N 25 TO 30 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ
INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT WITHIN 60
NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT LATE.
.WED...BETWEEN 87W AND 94W...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N TO
NE 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 94W...N WINDS
20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 35 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ
DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT
9 TO 12 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ.
.WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.OVERNIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NW 10 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
.THU...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.