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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
400 AM EST WED JAN 27 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 EXTENDING FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO
WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL REACH FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO
THE EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE THIS AFTERNOON. A COUPLE OF WEAK
SURFACE LOWS WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONT TONIGHT AND RACE NE
ACROSS N FLORIDA ON THU DRAGGING THE FRONT THROUGH THE FLORIDA
STRAITS ON THU EVENING. MINIMAL GALE FORCE WINDS WILL PERSIST
ACROSS THE FAR SW GULF THROUGH TONIGHT. A POST FRONTAL SURFACE
HIGH NEAR 27N97W ON THU EVENING WILL SHIFT NE ACROSS THE CENTRAL
GULF REACHING OVER CENTRAL FLORIDA ON SAT. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW
WILL SET UP ACROSS THE NW GULF FRI NIGHT WITH MODERATE RETURN
ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF ON SUN. 

GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.TODAY...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.THU...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO W IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO
3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 

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

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.THU...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT... SUBSIDING TO
4 TO 6 FT LATE. 
.FRI...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN
10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. 

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

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT FAR
NW WATERS LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NW TO N
SWELL.
.THU...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...
SEAS 9 TO 14 FT...SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
ELSEWHERE...SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. 
.FRI...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO SW IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.THU...W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING NW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING... SUBSIDING TO
2 FT OR LESS. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SUN...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.