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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
449 PM EST WED FEB 24 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 AND PRE-FRONTAL SQUALL LINE ACROSS
CENTRAL FLORIDA AND THE SE GULF WILL MOVE QUICKLY E INTO THE SW
N ATLC TONIGHT. FRESH S TO SW WINDS AHEAD OF THE FRONT WILL
BECOME NORTHERLY WITH NEAR GALE TO GALE FORCE WINDS ACROSS NE
PORTIONS DIMINISHING THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT. OTHERWISE...STRONG
TO NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT...GRADUALLY
DIMINISHING BY THU FROM WEST TO EAST. SUBSIDING OVER THE W GULF
TONIGHT AS HIGH PRES BUILDS SE OVER TEXAS. MOSTLY MODERATE TO
FRESH NORTHERLY WINDS WILL PERSIST ON THU AS HIGH PRES SETTLES IN
ACROSS THE NORTH-CENTRAL WATERS. THE HIGH WILL DRIFT E DURING THE
WEEKEND WITH MAINLY MODERATE ANTICYCLONIC FLOW ACROSS THE GULF FRI
THROUGH SUN.

GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.THU...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW LESS THAN 10 KT LATE.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN THE EVENING...
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS.
.SAT...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING
TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.MON...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT... SUBSIDING TO 4 TO
6 FT LATE. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.THU...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...NE WINDS LESS THAN
10 KT. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NE LATE.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF
VERACRUZ...AND NE 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF
VERACRUZ...AND NE 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 35 KT N OF 28N.
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.THU...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING
TO 3 TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.