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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
338 AM EST SAT DEC 26 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 AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD
FRONT THAT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF SUN...REACH FROM NEW
ORLEANS TO VERACRUZ MEXICO EARLY MON...THEN STALL AND WEAKEN
FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE 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. THE COLD 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 WARNING...

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SUN...S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT BEHIND
FRONT S OF 28N W OF 95.5W. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.MON...W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT BEHIND
THE FRONT EARLY. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.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 20 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 WARNING...

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...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...BECOMING NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT
BEHIND THE FRONT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.MON...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 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 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE...

.TODAY...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. 
.TONIGHT...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 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...E WINDS 10 TO
15 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...SE
WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT S
OF 20N W OF 94W. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.MON NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...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 4 TO 6 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 TO 4 FT.