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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
423 AM EST FRI JAN 15 2016

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...DEEPENING LOW PRES 1004 MB NEAR MOUTH OF MISSISSIPPI
RIVER WITH WARM FRONT EXTENDING E-NE ALONG N GULF COASTAL
WATERS. SOUTHERLY GALES HAVE DEVELOPED EARLY THIS MORNING WITHIN
180 NM E AND SE OF LOW...AND WILL SHIFT NE IN TANDEM WITH LOW
THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AS LOW MOVES ACROSS THE FLORIDA
PANHANDLE. WEAK HIGH PRES WILL PREVAIL TONIGHT THROUGH SAT
BEFORE NEW LOW PRES MOVES INTO THE NW GULF SAT EVENING...AND
MOVES E-NE...DRAGGING A COLD FRONT ACROSS THE BASIN THROUGH SUN.
STRONG GALES ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS W AND SW PORTIONS OF LOW AS IT
SHIFTS ACROSS THE BASIN. HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL DOMINATE
THE WINDS OVER THE GULF MON AND TUE. 

GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE...

.TODAY...W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...SHIFTING TO NW LATE.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

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

...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE...

.TODAY...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO N LATE IN THE
EVENING...THEN...SHIFTING TO E LATE... SHIFTING TO 
SE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SUN...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN
10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 

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

.TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO
3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING NW 15 TO 25 KT
IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING
TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. 
.SUN...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

...GALE WARNING...
...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE...

.TODAY...W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT...NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...SHIFTING TO S IN THE LATE
MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.MON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.