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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
543 PM EDT WED APR 5 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 STRONG COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM SE LOUISIANA TO
NEAR TAMPICO AND WILL SWEEP SE OF THE GULF THROUGH LATE
THU...FOLLOWED BY STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS REACHING NEAR GALE
FORCE OFF VERACRUZ TONIGHT INTO THU. WINDS DIMINISH AND SEAS
SUBSIDE THU NIGHT INTO FRI AS HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS THE BASIN.
SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE NW GULF SAT NIGHT
INTO SUN AHEAD OF DEVELOPING LOW PRES ACROSS THE SOUTHERN
PLAINS. 

GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.THU...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E 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. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF
VERACRUZ...SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 3 FT...BUILDING TO
4 TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.THU...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST
OF VERACRUZ...AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.TONIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING
TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.