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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
943 AM EST FRI FEB 20 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 BROAD RIDGE COVERS THE GULF OF MEXICO WITH STRONG
SE RETURN FLOW CURRENTLY OVER THE WESTERN WATERS EXPECTED TO
EXPAND E ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF TONIGHT...WITH NEAR GALE
CONDITIONS DEVELOPING BRIEFLY OVER THE CENTRAL WATERS. WINDS AND
SEAS WILL DIMINISH SAT NIGHT AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT MOVING INTO
THE N GULF ON SUN AND LOSING IDENTITY OVER THE SE GULF BY MON. 

GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT 
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT
LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.SAT...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT 
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 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...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. VSBY LESS
THAN 3 NM IN FOG NEAR COAST. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. VSBY LESS
THAN 3 NM IN FOG NEAR COAST. 
.MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. VSBY LESS
THAN 3 NM IN FOG NEAR COAST. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE 15 TO 25 KT 
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
ELSEWHERE...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT
 LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...E WINDS 10 TO
15 KT...BECOMING SE LATE. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS 10 TO
20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO E 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT 
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.