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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1036 PM EST THU DEC 24 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...HIGH PRESSURE WILL PREVAIL OVER THE REGION THROUGH
SAT...THEN RETREAT EASTWARD SAT AS A STRONG COLD FRONT
ASSOCIATED WITH DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE OVER TEXAS AND THE
SOUTHERN PLAINS APPROACHES THE AREA. THE FRONT WILL MOVE INTO
THE NW GULF SUN NIGHT...REACH FROM NEAR NEW ORLEANS TO VERACRUZ
MEXICO EARLY ON MON...THEN BEGIN TO STALL AND WEAKEN AS IT
REACHES FROM NEAR APALACHICOLA FLORIDA TO 25N90W AND TO WEAK LOW
PRESSURE IN THE SOUTHERN BAY OF CAMPECHE BY LATE TUE. MODERATE
TO STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WITH BUILDING SEAS WILL FOLLOW IN THE
WAKE OF THE FRONT WITH FEW POSSIBLE AREAS OF GALE FORCE WINDS
OVER PORTION OF THE WESTERN GULF SUN NIGHT INTO MON. WINDS
QUICKLY DIMINISH LATE MON INTO TUE AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER
THE AREA IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. 

GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE W OF 94W MON...

.OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.MON...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT W OF 94W W TO NW WINDS 
25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT W OF 94W 8 TO 11 FT.
.TUE...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...EXCEPT W OF 94W N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT W OF 94W N SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6
FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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

...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE W OF 94W SUN NIGHT INTO MON...

.OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT W OF 94W BECOMING W TO
NW 30 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT W OF 94W BUILDING 8
TO 11 FT LATE.
.MON...S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SHIFTING TO NW IN THE AFTERNOON...EXCEPT
W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT W OF
94W 8 TO 11 FT.
.MON NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT W OF 94W 15 TO 25 KT 
DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 

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

...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE W OF 94W MON...

.OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF
VERACRUZ...AND E 10 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF
VERACRUZ...AND E 10 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...SE WINDS LESS THAN
10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE LATE MORNING AND
AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW 15 TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON...EXCEPT W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT...EXCEPT W OF 94W 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT.
.MON NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT W OF 94W 
6 TO 9 FT.
.TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO E LATE. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E 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 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO SE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO
15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.