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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
938 PM EST THU JAN 21 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...A COLD FRONT IN THE NW GULF FROM CAMERON LOUISIANA
TO 23N97W IN NE MEXICO WILL REACH FROM NEAR PANAMA CITY FLORIDA
TO VERACRUZ MEXICO BY EARLY FRI THEN SHIFT E OF THE AREA SAT.
GALE ARE EXPECTED BEHIND THE FRONT TONIGHT AND FRI MAINLY ACROSS
THE NORTHERN GULF AND OFF THE COAST OF VERACRUZ. WINDS AND SEAS
WILL SUBSIDE W TO E DURING SAT AND EARLY SUN AS HIGH PRES BUILDS
ACROSS THE BASIN BEHIND THE FRONT. EXPECT FRESH TO STRONG SE
RETURN FLOW OFF VERACRUZ SUN AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY MON.
ANOTHER FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW GULF TUE. 

GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT INTO FRI...

.OVERNIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS
7 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 9 TO 12 FT.
.FRI...NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO
13 FT IN E SWELL.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. 
.SAT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...SHIFTING TO S IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. 
.SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NE LATE.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO
5 TO 7 FT LATE. 

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

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRI...

.OVERNIGHT...S OF 21N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8
FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT LATE.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.FRI...S OF 21N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO
25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

...GALE WARNING FRI AND SAT...

.OVERNIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.FRI...W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT W OF 85W.
SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 40
KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT...BUILDING TO 14 TO 16 FT LATE.
.SAT...NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 40 KT EARLY.
SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT...SUBSIDING
TO 8 TO 11 FT LATE. 
.SUN...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 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.