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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1003 AM EST MON JAN 2 2017

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 ENTER THE NW GULF THIS AFTERNOON AND
CONTINUE E ACROSS THE GULF PASSING THROUGH THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA
LATE WED. FRESH TO LOCALLY STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS AND WIDESPREAD
SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED AHEAD OF THE FRONT THIS AFTERNOON. FRESH TO
LOCALLY STRONG NE TO E WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE W GULF THU
NIGHT AND CLOCK TO THE SE ON FRI AHEAD OF ANOTHER COLD FRONT EARLY
SAT.

GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE...W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.WED...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.THU...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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

.TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO E AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.WED...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

.TODAY...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...S WINDS 10 TO
15 KT...SHIFTING TO SE IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...SE WINDS
10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...VARIABLE WINDS
LESS THAN 10 KT. WINDS E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE EVENING.
ELSEWHERE...10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING...
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.WED...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.THU...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE...SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING
TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.THU...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.