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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1101 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...A COLD FRONT MOVING ACROSS THE GULF OF MEXICO WILL
SWEEP THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE GULF WATERS BY LATE FRI.
STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT...REACHING GALE
FORCE OVER THE WEST-CENTRAL AND SW GULF TODAY. FREQUENT GUSTS TO
GALE FORCE ARE ALSO EXPECTED AHEAD OF THE FRONT N OF 28N. WINDS
AND SEAS WILL DIMINISH FRI THROUGH SAT AS HIGH PRES BUILDS IN
THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. 

GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.THIS AFTERNOON...W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.FRI...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE EVENING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SUN...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING
TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 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...

.THIS AFTERNOON...W OF 94W...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO NW 15 TO 25 KT.  
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 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...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
VARIABLE 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...

.THIS AFTERNOON...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...W WINDS
10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW 25 TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT. ELSEWHERE...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WITHIN 60 NM OF 
COAST OF VERACRUZ...SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.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

...GALE WARNING...

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 28N...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...WITH 
FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE S WINDS 
10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TONIGHT...SW 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...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 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 FT OR LESS...BUILDING
TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.