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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1020 AM EDT TUE APR 4 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 EXTENDS FROM APALACHICOLA TO 28N89W
WHERE IT BECOMES A WARM FRONT TO NEAR BROWNSVILLE. THE WARM
FRONT WILL LIFT N OF THE AREA AHEAD OF A STRONG LATE SEASON COLD
FRONT THAT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY
WED. THE FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE NW AND CENTRAL GULF WATERS
THROUGH WED EVENING...THEN REACH FROM TAMPA TO NEAR 24N88W TO
THE EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE EARLY THU AND MOVE ACROSS THE REST
OF THE EASTERN GULF WATERS THROUGH THU NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL BE
FOLLOWED BY STRONG WINDS...REACHING NEAR GALE FORCE OFF VERACRUZ
BY WED NIGHT INTO EARLY THU. WINDS AND SEAS DIMINISH THROUGH FRI
AND SAT AS HIGH PRES BUILDS OVER THE REGION. 

GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.TODAY...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.THU...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

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

.TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

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

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT SW TO W 15 TO 25
KT N OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT N OF 27N.
.THU...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NW TO N WINDS 
N OF 27N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT N OF 27N. 
.THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 
5 TO 7 FT N OF 27N.
.FRI...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.