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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
941 PM EST THU JAN 5 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...STRONG WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS WILL FOLLOW A FRONT
CURRENTLY MOVING OFF THE TEXAS COAST AS IT SWEEPS SE OF THE GULF
THROUGH LATE SAT. WINDS WILL REACH GALE FORCE OVER PORTIONS OF
THE W CENTRAL AND SW GULF FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT. MARINE
CONDITIONS WILL GRADUALLY IMPROVE FROM WEST TO EAST SUN NIGHT
AND MON. FRESH TO STRONG SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW IS POSSIBLE OVER
THE NW GULF TUE. 

GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.TONIGHT...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SAT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

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

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT W OF 96W...AND N 20 TO 30 KT
ELSEWHERE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. 
.SAT...W OF 96W...N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO
30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS
12 TO 17 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
.SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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

...GALE WARNING...
...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE SAT NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
IN THE MORNING...BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT.
ELSEWHERE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 25 TO 35 KT
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT... BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. 
.SAT...S OF 21N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17
FT. ELSEWHERE N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...S OF 21N W OF 96W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12
TO 17 FT. ELSEWHERE N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT.
.SUN...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.TONIGHT...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...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.SUN...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.MON...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.