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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
325 AM EST TUE JAN 1 2013

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 RIDGE DISSECTING THE GULF FROM THE FLORIDA BIG
BEND TO NE MEXICO WILL WEAKEN TODAY AS A COLD FRONT ENTERS THE
NW WATERS. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA TO
THE WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE THIS LATE. THE FRONT WILL WEAKEN
FROM THE FL BIG BEND TO THE CENTRAL GULF WATERS EARLY WED...
THEN STALL ACROSS THE SOUTHERN GULF WATERS THU NIGHT. WEAK LOW
PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONTAL REMNANTS  BAY OF
CAMPECHE ON FRI...AND PERSIST THROUGH SUN. 


GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.TODAY...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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

.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S 
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO
20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

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

...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED FRIDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
NIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...SE WINDS
10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST
OF VERACRUZ...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING NW TO N
10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.WED...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING W LATE.
WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT.
INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...
EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ. 
.WED NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NW TO N 15 TO 25 KT
WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.