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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
409 PM EST FRI DEC 25 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. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF SUN...REACH
FROM NEW ORLEANS TO VERACRUZ MEXICO EARLY MON...THEN BEGIN TO
STALL AND WEAKEN FROM FLORIDA BIG BEND TO BAY OF CAMPECHE BY MON
EVENING. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WITH BUILDING SEAS WILL FOLLOW
THE FRONT WITH AREAS OF GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE IN THE WESTERN
GULF SUN NIGHT INTO MON. WINDS WILL QUICKLY DIMINISH LATE MON
AND TUE AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE AREA. REMNANTS OF THE
FRONT WILL LIFT BACK N AS WARM FRONT OVER THE WESTERN AND
CENTRAL GULF TUE AND TUE NIGHT IN ADVANCE OF THE NEXT COLD
FRONT. THIS FRONT IS EXPECTED TO ENTER THE FAR NW GULF EARLY
WED...AND REACH FROM NEAR SE LOUISIANA TO THE SW GULF BY WED
NIGHT. 

GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

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

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.SUN...S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT W OF 94W 
W TO NW 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.MON...W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT W OF 94W NW 25 TO 30 KT 
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.MON NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N
10 KT OF 94W. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF 94W.
.TUE...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

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

.TONIGHT...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 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SHIFTING TO NW LATE...EXCEPT W
OF 94W NW TO N 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 12 FT
W OF 94W.
.MON...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 12 FT W OF 94W.
.MON NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT W OF 94W...
AND 5 TO 7 FT BETWEEN 87W AND 94W.
.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. 
.WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 

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

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

.TONIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...E WINDS 10 TO
15 KT...SHIFTING TO SE LATE. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...
AND SE 15 TO 25 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF
VERACRUZ...AND SE 15 TO 25 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...
AND SE 15 TO 25 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W OF 94W...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW TO N
30 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE.
BETWEEN 87W AND 94W...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON...W OF 94W...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. BETWEEN 87W AND 94W...SE WINDS
25 TO 30 KT BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
.MON NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE 15 TO 20 KT BETWEEN
87W AND 94W. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
.WED NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 3 FT.

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.TONIGHT...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 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.