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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
354 AM EST MON DEC 28 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 STRONG COLD FRONT FROM NEW IBERIA LOUISIANA TO
TUXPAN MEXICO WILL STALL FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE BAY OF
CAMPECHE BY TUE MORNING BEFORE WEAKENING AND RETREATING
NORTHWESTWARD THROUGH TUE NIGHT. STRONG TO GALE FORCE WINDS
BEHIND THE FRONT WILL DIMINISH BY LATE TODAY. REINFORCING COLD
AIR WILL PUSH THE FRONT SOUTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE GULF WED
THROUGH FRI. THE FRONT WILL LIE FROM SARASOTA BAY THROUGH 23N96W
TO 19N96W BY FRI NIGHT. 

GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.TODAY...W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS
THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TUE...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

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

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

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

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...N WINDS 25 TO
35 KT. ELSEWHERE...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...SHIFTING TO N IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...
AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. 
.TONIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...N WINDS 10 TO
20 KT...BECOMING NE LESS THAN 10 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS
15 TO 25 KT...SHIFTING TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT
WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. 
.TUE...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...NE WINDS LESS THAN
10 KT. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS
THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...SE WINDS LESS
THAN 10 KT. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO
10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN
10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

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