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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
343 AM EST WED DEC 16 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 WEAK FRONT FROM NEAR CEDAR KEY FLORIDA 28N90W TO
INLAND CENTRAL TEXAS WILL LIFT N OF THE GULF THIS AFTERNOON IN
RESPONSE TO A STRONG COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE OFF THE COAST OF
THE TEXAS COAST THIS MORNING. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM NEAR
SOUTHERN LOUISIANA TO NEAR TAMPICO MEXICO THIS EVENING...FROM
NEAR MOBILE BAY TO VERACRUZ EARLY THU...FROM NEAR APALACHICOLA
TO 25N90W TO 19N94W EARLY THU EVENING...FROM NEAR CEDAR KEY
FLORIDA TO NW YUCATAN PENINSULA EARLY FRI...AND FROM THE STRAITS
OF FLORIDA TO NW CUBA TO NE YUCATAN PENINSULA EARLY FRI EVENING.
THE FRONT WILL CONTINUE SE OF THE GULF...AND ACROSS THE NW
CARIBBEAN DURING FRI NIGHT. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL FOLLOW IN
THE WAKE OF WITH MODERATE TO STRONG NLY WINDS...AND WITH WINDS
EXPECTED TO REACH GALE FORCE OVER A PORTION OF THE SW GULF
BEGINNING LATE THU AFTERNOON OR EVENING INTO FRI. THE STRONG
HIGH PRESSURE WILL SHIFT E JUST N OF THE GULF THROUGH SAT...AND
NE TO THE CAROLINAS ON SUN ALLOWING FOR WINDS AND SEAS TO
DIMINISH. 

GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

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

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

.TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO N 15 TO 25 KT IN THE
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 

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

...GALE WARNING S OF 21N W OF 95W...
...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE S OF 21N W OF 95W THU NIGHT INTO FRI...

.TODAY...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...SE WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
SS.
.TONIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...N WINDS LESS THAN
10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS
LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.THU...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...NW WINDS 15 TO
25 KT...SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...
SHIFTING TO SW EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN TO NW...SEAS 2 FT OR
LESS...BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
.THU NIGHT...S OF 21N W OF 95W...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...
INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. ELSEWHERE...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 7 T0 10 FT W OF 95W.
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT S OF 20N W OF 95W NW TO
N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT N OF 21N OF 94W IN THE 
AFTERNOON.
.FRI NIGHT...BETWEEN 87W AND 94W...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. W OF 94W...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO
3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU NIGHT...SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING W 10 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT LATE.
.FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.