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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
359 AM EST FRI FEB 19 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...HIGH PRES OVER THE SE CONUS EXTENDS A RIDGE ACROSS
THE GULF REGION SUPPORTING FRESH TO STRONG NE WINDS W OF THE
YUCATAN PENINSULA AND PORTIONS OF THE EASTERN GULF WATERS S OF
27N AND THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. THIS WEATHER PATTERN WILL
PERSIST THROUGH EARLY SAT MORNING. THE PRES GRADIENT WILL BEGIN
TO RELAX SUN AS THE CENTER OF THE HIGH PRESSURE MOVES INTO THE
SW N ATLC WATERS. THE NEXT COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF
LATE MON AND EXTEND FROM FL PANHANDLE TO 25N95W BY LATE TUE. 

GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.MON...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

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

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO
15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TUE...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 

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

.TODAY...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...E WINDS 10 TO
15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
ELSEWHERE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...
DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS 10 TO
20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...E WINDS LESS
THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS
10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING...
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.