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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
415 AM EDT THU MAY 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...SE WINDS WILL INCREASE OVER THE NW GULF AHEAD OF A
STRONG COLD FRONT. THE FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW GULF
TONIGHT...THEN CROSS THE BASIN BY FRI NIGHT. WINDS GUSTING TO
GALE FORCE ARE EXPECTED OVER THE GULF N OF 22N W OF 94W AFTER
THE FRONT PASSES THU. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD IN THE WAKE OF THE
FRONT DURING THE UPCOMING WEEKEND. 

GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE EARLY.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.FRI...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 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 FT. 
.SUN...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT W 
OF 96W...AND N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT
BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.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. 

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

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...S OF 21N W OF 95W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N 
WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. 
ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 25 TO 30 KT IN 
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT.
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF
COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. 
.FRI...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...N WINDS 10 TO
15 KT...SHIFTING TO NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.