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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 PM EST WED JAN 18 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 WEAK RIDGE EXTENDING FROM SW N ATLC W INTO E GULF
WILL SUPPORT MAINLY MODERATE TO FRESH E TO SE WINDS THROUGH THU.
A COLD FRONT ACCOMPANIED BY ACTIVE WEATHER WILL MOVE ACROSS THE
N GULF WATERS TONIGHT INTO THU...THEN DISSIPATE OVER THE N
CENTRAL WATERS EARLY FRI. A STRONG COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO
SWEEP ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF OVER THE WEEKEND ACCOMPANIED BY
GALE FORCE WINDS BOTH E AND W OF FRONT. 

GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE SUN...

.TONIGHT...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.THU...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN...W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...BUILDING TO 9 TO
14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT. 
.MON...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING
TO 5 TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 

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

...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE SUN...

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.THU...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN...W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO
11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. 
.MON...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF
VERACRUZ...AND E 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.THU...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF
VERACRUZ...AND SE 10 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...
DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...SE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO NW IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT... BUILDING TO
7 TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.MON...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...SHIFTING TO S AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE SUN NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN THE
EVENING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. 
.THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO
3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.THU NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SUN...SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. 
.MON...W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT... SUBSIDING
TO 10 TO 13 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.