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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
440 PM 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 FROM S FLORIDA TO NEAR VERACRUZ MEXICO
WILL STALL FROM THE FLORIDA STRAITS TO THE YUCATAN CHANNEL EARLY
THU. THE WESTERN HALF OF A SECOND FRONT FROM N CENTRAL FLORIDA
TO NEAR THE MOUTH OF THE RIO GRANDE WILL STALL AND LIFT N AS A
WARM FRONT TONIGHT OVER THE NW GULF AS THE EASTERN HALF SAGS S
AND STALLS OVER S FLORIDA AND THE SE GULF. THIS FRONT WILL LIFT
N THROUGH LATE THU AHEAD OF A STRONGER COLD FRONT ENTERING THE
NW GULF EARLY FRI MORNING. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS AND BUILDING
SEAS WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT AS IT SWEEPS THE SE GULF BY LATE
SAT...WITH WINDS TO GALE FORCE OFF THE MEXICAN COAST FROM
TAMPICO TO VERACRUZ SAT INTO SUN. 

GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO E AFTER MIDNIGHT.
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...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 

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

...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE...

.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 LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO
15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT...FROM 22N TO 23N W OF 97W N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15
FT. ELSEWHERE N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

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

...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE...

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.THU...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...SE WINDS LESS THAN
10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT 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. 
.FRI...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...S WINDS LESS THAN
10 KT...SHIFTING TO N IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...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 4 TO 6 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.SAT...S OF 21N NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT.
ELSEWHERE NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...S OF 21N NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16
FT. ELSEWHERE N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
.SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.THU...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING E 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 TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SAT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.