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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1025 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...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM ST PETERSBURG SW ACROSS
THE GULF TO A TAIL END AT THE BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL EXTEND FROM
THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO N OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA BY THU
MORNING. A STRONGER COLD FRONT MOVING INTO NW WATERS EARLY
FRIDAY MORNING WILL REACH FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO TAMPICO
MEXICO FRIDAY MORNING...THEN PUSH SE OF THE AREA SUN MORNING.
STRONG TO NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS WILL DEVELOP W OF THE
FRONT...EXCEPT IN THE SW GULF WHERE GALE FORCE WINDS WILL
DEVELOP. 

GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.TODAY...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.THU...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING...
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO E 15 TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. 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...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 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...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO N 15 TO 25 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT...N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 20 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 LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.THU...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...S WINDS LESS THAN
10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...SE WINDS
LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.THU NIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...SE WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING...
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON.
.SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT.
.SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.TODAY...NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE
MORNING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING SE LESS
THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 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 FT OR LESS...BUILDING
TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.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.