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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
842 AM EST TUE DEC 8 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 STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM THE STRAITS OF
FLORIDA TO A 1012 MB LOW PRESSURE JUST E OF COZUMEL MEXICO. THE
LOW WILL MOVE E-NE ACROSS THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY PUSHING THE FRONT
SE INTO THE YUCATAN CHANNEL...AND INTO THE FAR NW CARIBBEAN BY
THIS EVENING. A RIDGE EXTENDING FROM THE SE UNITED STATES WILL
DOMINATE THE GULF WATERS THE REMAINDER OF THE FORECAST PERIOD.
SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF BY
THU. THESE INCREASING SLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH
SAT. 

GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING SW LESS
THAN 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.THU...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SW IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
.THU NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

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

.TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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

.TODAY...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...N WINDS 10 TO
15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...E WINDS LESS THAN
10 KT UNTIL EARLY MORNING...BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN
10 KT. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS
THAN 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.THU NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED NIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.THU...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.FRI...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.