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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
416 PM EDT TUE MAY 2 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 EXTENDING FROM NEAR TAMPA BAY FLORIDA
TO 25N86W WILL DISSIPATE THROUGH TONIGHT. ANOTHER COLD FRONT
WILL ENTER THE NW GULF WED NIGHT MOVING ACROSS THE BASIN THROUGH
THE END OF THE WEEK. GALE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE W
CENTRAL AND SW GULF BEHIND THIS NEXT FRONT ON THU. HIGH PRES
WILL BUILD IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT DURING THE UPCOMING WEEKEND.

GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 25 TO
30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.THU...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT SW 15 TO 25 KT AHEAD OF
FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO S IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE.
SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING 
TO 3 TO 4 FT LATE. 

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

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO
25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.THU...W OF FRONT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 35 
KT WITHIN 60 NM OF SHORE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF FRONT...S TO SW
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.THU NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT E 
OF FRONT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT E OF FRONT.
.FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 25 TO 35 KT 
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT.
.THU NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT NW 30 TO 35 KT WITHIN 
60 NM OF VERACRUZ EARLY. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 11 FT 
WITHIN 60 NM OF VERACRUZ EARLY.
.FRI...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT BEHIND FRONT.
.FRI...E OF FRONT...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
W OF FRONT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.