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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
932 AM EST WED FEB 18 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 SW FLORIDA TO THE
YUCATAN PENINSULA WILL MOVE SE OF THE GULF WATERS THIS AFTERNOON.
A N TO S ORIENTATED RIDGE WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF
WATERS TONIGHT WITH STRONG SE RETURN FLOW SETTING UP ACROSS THE NW
WATERS. THESE CONDITIONS WILL EXPAND E ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF ON
FRI NIGHT INCREASING BRIEFLY TO NEAR GALE CONDITIONS OVER THE N
CENTRAL WATERS. THE GRADIENT WILL RELAX ON SAT AHEAD OF A COLD
FRONT MOVING INTO THE NW GULF ON SUN...AND REACHING FROM THE
FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO BAY OF CAMPECHE AROUND SUNRISE MON.

GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.TODAY...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO E 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO SE 10 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

.TODAY...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 

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

.TODAY...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF
VERACRUZ...SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...
BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. 
.TONIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...NE WINDS 10 TO
15 KT...BECOMING N LATE. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS 10 TO
20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.THU...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...E WINDS LESS THAN
10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...
NE 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 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 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 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.TODAY...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING 15 TO 25 KT 
LATE. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.THU...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING 15 TO 25 KT 
LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.