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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
956 AM EST FRI JAN 6 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 THE CENTRAL FLORIDA
PANHANDLE TO NE MEXICO WILL REACH FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO
THE WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE TONIGHT...AND RACE SE THROUGH THE
STRAITS OF FLORIDA SAT NIGHT WITH ITS TAIL END REACHING THE
EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE. STRONG TO NEAR GALE FORCE NORTHERLY
WINDS EXPECTED W OF THE FRONT TODAY EXCEPT GALE CONDITIONS
FORECAST ACROSS THE SW GULF TONIGHT THROUGH SAT EVENING. WINDS
AND SEAS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH AND SUBSIDE FROM THE NW
BEGINNING LATE SAT...WITH A FRESH E BREEZE ACROSS THE STRAITS OF
FLORIDA ON TUE NIGHT. STRONG SOUTHERLY FLOW EXPECTED BRIEFLY
ACROSS THE NW WATERS ON TUE. 

GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...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 12 FT. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 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 5 TO 7 FT. 

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

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT W OF 96W...AND N 20 TO 30 KT
ELSEWHERE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.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.
.SAT NIGHT...NE 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 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...S WINDS 10 TO
15 KT...SHIFTING TO NW IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...SE WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...N WINDS 10 TO
15 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT...SEAS 3 TO
4 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. ELSEWHERE...NE
WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N AFTER MIDNIGHT...SEAS 2 FT
OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SAT...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT W OF 90W. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 TO 18 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

.TODAY...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 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.