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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
338 AM EST FRI JAN 20 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 SQUALL LINE IN THE NE AND N CENTRAL GULF WILL
GRADUALLY DISSIPATE TODAY. A VERY STRONG COLD FRONT IS FORECAST
TO SWEEP ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF OVER THE WEEKEND ACCOMPANIED BY
A LARGE AREA OF STRONG TO GALE FORCE WINDS ACROSS MOST OF THE
WATERS N OF 22N BOTH E AND W OF THE FRONT. CONDITIONS WILL
GREATLY IMPROVE BY TUE AS HIGH PRES BUILDS IN THE WAKE OF THE
FRONT. 

GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE SUN THROUGH MON...

.TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SUN...W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT...BUILDING TO 11 TO 
16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT. 
.MON...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 35 KT E OF 94W EARLY. 
SEAS 11 TO 16 FT...SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.MON NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE SUN AND SUN NIGHT...

.TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN...W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...BUILDING TO 9 TO 14
FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. 
.MON...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT...SUBSIDING TO 8 TO
11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO SW AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TUE...S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO
7 TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.MON...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE N OF 25N SUN NIGHT AND MON...

.TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 20 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 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 7
TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SUN...SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 
13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT N OF 25N...AND W WINDS 20 TO 30
KT S OF 25N. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT...BUILDING TO 13 TO 18 FT AFTER 
MIDNIGHT.
.MON...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT N OF 25N...AND NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT S
OF 25N. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT.
.MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT...SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 12 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.TUE...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT IN THE MORNING...BECOMING VARIABLE
WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...SHIFTING TO S AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.