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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
349 AM EST SAT JAN 7 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 FLORIDA BIG BEND TO
THE BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL RACE SE THROUGH THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA
AROUND SUNSET TODAY. AN AREA OF STRONG GALE FORCE WINDS ACROSS
THE W CENTRAL GULF WATERS WILL SHIFT SE TO ACROSS THE FAR SW
GULF WATERS THIS EVENING...AND DIMINISH BELOW GALE FORCE LATE
TONIGHT. FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE ARE EXPECTED ELSEWHERE
ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF WATERS TODAY. WINDS AND SEAS WILL
GRADUALLY DIMINISH AND SUBSIDE FROM THE NW BEGINNING THIS EVENING
WITH A FRESH E BREEZE DIMINISHING ACROSS THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA ON
TUE NIGHT. A FRESH NOCTURNAL BREEZE IS FORECAST ACROSS THE NW GULF
BEGINNING TUE NIGHT.

GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.TODAY...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...N WINDS 30 TO 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT... BUILDING TO 9 TO 14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 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 6 FT. 
.WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 

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

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF
VERACRUZ...SEAS 9 TO 14 FT...BUILDING TO 12 TO 17 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EXCEPT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT
FAR SW PART EARLY. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
.SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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. 
.WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.TODAY...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.