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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
451 AM EDT THU MAY 12 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...WEAK HIGH PRES ACROSS THE NORTHERN WATERS WILL SHIFT
E OF THE AREA LATE TONIGHT IN RESPONSE TO A WEAK COLD FRONT THAT
APPROACHES THE NW WATERS. THE FRONT WILL QUICKLY MOVE ACROSS THE
NORTHERN GULF FRI AND FRI NIGHT FOLLOWED BY WEAK HIGH PRES THAT
SETTLES IN OVER THE CENTRAL PORTION BY SAT NIGHT. THE HIGH WILL
THEN SHIFT TO THE EASTERN GULF BY MON WITH SE MODERATE RETURN
FLOW SETTING UP OVER MUCH OF THE WESTERN WATERS. A DIURNAL
TROUGH WILL CONTINUE TO FORM OVER THE YUCATAN PENINSULA DURING
THE EVENINGS... AND SHIFT WESTWARD ACROSS THE SW GULF IN THE
OVERNIGHT AND MORNING HOURS WHILE WEAKENING. 

GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING NE 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING...
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING NE LESS THAN
10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SUN...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO  3 FT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

.TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF
VERACRUZ...AND E 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF
VERACRUZ...AND NE 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...N WINDS LESS THAN
10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT STRAITS 
OF FLORIDA. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.TONIGHT...S OF 25N...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
N OF 25N...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
.FRI...S OF 25N...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR
LESS. N OF 25N...N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
.FRI NIGHT...S OF 25N...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF
25N...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SAT NIGHT...S OF 25N...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
N OF 25N...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
.SUN...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
.SUN NIGHT...S OF 25N...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
N OF 25N...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
.MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S OF 25N...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF
25N...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.