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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
341 AM EST WED JAN 4 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...REINFORCING COLD AIR MOVING INTO THE NW GULF WILL
CATCH UP WITH A WEAK STATIONARY FRONT LATER TODAY. THE MERGED
FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO YUCATAN PENINSULA
BY LATE TONIGHT. A STRONGER COLD FRONT MOVING INTO NW WATERS THU
NIGHT WILL REACH FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO BAY OF CAMPECHE
SAT...THEN PUSH SE OF THE AREA SUN. STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP W OF
THE FRONT...WITH SMALL AREAS OF GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE.

GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.TODAY...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.THU...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

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

...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE...

.TODAY...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.THU...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NW 10 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

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

...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE...

.TODAY...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
.THU...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
.THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE. 
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
.SUN...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.TODAY...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
.FRI...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
.FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO NW 15 TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT... BUILDING TO
7 TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.