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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
440 PM EDT FRI MAR 18 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 WILL MOVE INTO THE NW WATERS TONIGHT...
REACH FROM THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA TO VERACRUZ MEXICO EARLY
SAT...REACH FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA
ON SAT EVENING AND MOVE E THROUGH THE FLORIDA STRAITS ON SUN
EVENING. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE W OF THE FRONT WILL PRODUCE GALE
FORCE NORTHERLY WINDS FROM 22N TO 24N W OF 96W ON SAT NIGHT WITH
THE GALE CONDITIONS SHIFTING SE ACROSS THE FAR SW GULF WATERS ON
SUN INTO SUN EVENING. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP ACROSS
THE NW GULF ON MON AND SPREAD E ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF ON TUE
NIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH WED NIGHT. 

GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO SE AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 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 5 FT. 
.WED...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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


...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT...W OF 96W...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE
25 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT FROM 22N
TO 24N W OF 96W. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE
SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

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

.TONIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING...
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT... BUILDING TO
5 TO 7 FT LATE. 
.SUN...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT S OF 20N W OF
95W. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT S OF 20N W OF
95W EARLY. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT WITH N SWELL.
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE
SWELL. 
.MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N TO NE
SWELL.  
.TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NW AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.MON...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.