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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
336 AM EST WED JAN 25 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...FRESH TO STRONG SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL PERSIST
IN THE WESTERN GULF AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE
ACROSS THE NW GULF LATER THIS MORNING. THE FRONT WILL MOVE SE
ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THU...THEN BECOME STATIONARY OVER THE
SOUTHERN WATERS ON FRI WHERE IT WILL DISSIPATE THROUGH SAT.
MINIMAL GALE FORCE WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE NEAR THE COAST OF
VERACRUZ THU AFTERNOON. LOW PRES MAY DEVELOP ALONG THE REMNANTS
THIS WEEKEND BRINGING INCREASING WINDS AND SEAS. 

GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.TODAY...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. 
.THU...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN...NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 

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

.TODAY...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. 
.THU...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.

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

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT....BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT.
.THU...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT S OF 21N W OF 95W...AND NW TO N 
15 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 10 FT S OF 21N
W OF 95W.
.THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.