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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1004 AM EST TUE FEB 17 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 THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO 20N97W
WILL MOVE SE OF THE GULF WATERS EARLY WED. NORTHERLY WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO REACH MINIMAL GALE FORCE OVER THE FAR SW WATERS
AROUND SUNRISE WED. A SURFACE HIGH OVER THE NW GULF ON WED
LATE WILL SHIFT NE OF THE AREA ON THU WITH A RIDGE DEVELOPING
FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE SW GULF ON THU NIGHT. FRESH
SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP NW OF THE RIDGE ON FRI. THE
GRADIENT WILL FURTHER STRENGTHEN WITH STRONG E TO SE FLOW ACROSS
THE ENTIRE GULF WATERS ON FRI NIGHT. THE GRADIENT WILL RELAX
SOME ON SAT. 

GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.TODAY...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO NE 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. 

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

.TODAY...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.WED...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 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 7 TO 10 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...

.TODAY...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...N WINDS LESS THAN
10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...
E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT EARLY...BECOMING VARIABLE
WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF
VERACRUZ...AND 2 FT OR LESS ELSEWHERE. 
.TONIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...N WINDS 15 TO
25 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.ELSEWHERE...N
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT...BUILDING
TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE.
.WED...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF THE
COAST OF VERACRUZ EARLY...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT THROUGHOUT.
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ... AND 6 TO 9 FT
ELSEWHERE.
.WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 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...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 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

.TODAY...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...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...BECOMING 15 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
.THU...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 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 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.