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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1011 AM EST SAT FEB 21 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 EXTENDS FROM MID ATLC COAST TO THE SW
GULF OF MEXICO. STRONG SE RETURN FLOW WILL PERSIST WITH NEAR
GALE CONDITIONS DEVELOPING BRIEFLY OVER THE CENTRAL GULF. WINDS
AND SEAS WILL DIMINISH QUICKLY TONIGHT INTO SUN AS A COLD FRONT
APPROACHES THE TEXAS COAST. THE FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW GULF SUN
NIGHT...AND REACH TO NEAR 25N BY SUN NIGHT WHERE IT WILL BECOME
STATIONARY AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH TUE AS A COASTAL
TROUGH SETS UP ALONG THE TEXAS COAST. LOW PRES THEN FORMS ALONG
THE TEXAS COAST TUE...AND QUICKLY TRACKS NE TOWARDS THE NE GULF
THROUGH WED NIGHT DRAGGING A STRONGER COLD FRONT WITH IT. THE
FRONT IS EXPECTED TO REACH FROM NEAR THE FLORIDA BIG BEND SW TO
THE EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE BY LATE WED NIGHT FOLLOWED BY
MODERATE TO FRESH N WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS. 

GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.TODAY...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT
LATE. 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 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.WED...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON.  SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS
6 TO 9 FT.
.SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.WED...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 

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

.TODAY...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 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...E WINDS 10 TO
15 KT...BECOMING SE LATE. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND
SE 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...E WINDS LESS THAN
10 KT. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SHIFTING TO E 10 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.SUN...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 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 5 FT. 
.TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.WED...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.