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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 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 FRONTAL
REMNANTS THIS WEEKEND BRINGING INCREASING WINDS AND SEAS TO THE
SW GULF AREA. 

GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 

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

.TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

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

...GALE WARNING S OF 21N W OF 95W...

.TODAY...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...S WINDS 10 TO
20 KT...BECOMING SE LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
ELSEWHERE...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 
35 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
ELSEWHERE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT IN 
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN THE 
AFTERNOON.
.THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT WITHIN 60
NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 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.