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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
437 PM 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 EXTENDING FROM NEAR MOBILE ALABAMA TO
JUST S OF VERACRUZ MEXICO WILL SWEEP SE THROUGH THE REMAINING
GULF WATERS BY LATE FRI. N WINDS IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT WILL
REACH GALE FORCE OVER THE WEST CENTRAL AND SW GULF THIS EVENING.
FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE ARE ALSO EXPECTED THIS EVENING 
AHEAD OF THE FRONT N OF 28N. WINDS AND SEAS WILL DIMINISH FRI AND
SAT AS HIGH PRES BUILDS IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. 

GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.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...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO W IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING S LESS
THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN...SE 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. 
.TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.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...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN
10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 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 IN THE
EVENING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SUN...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
.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. 
.TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S OF 21N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO
9 FT. ELSEWHERE...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...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 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 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. 
.TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE 
FORCE N OF 28N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN VICINITY OF SQUALL LINE 
N OF 26N E OF 85W.
.FRI...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SAT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO N AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...N WINDS LESS THAN 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. 
.TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.