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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1014 AM EST SAT JAN 5 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 STATIONARY FRONTAL BOUNDARY EXTENDS FROM EXTREME S
FLORIDA AND THE FLORIDA KEYS INTO THE SE GULF NEAR
24N86W...WHILE A PERSISTENT TROUGH LIES OVER THE WESTERN GULF
FROM 28N94W TO 24N96W TO 19N92W. THE FRONT HAS BEGUN TO DRIFT N
AND WILL MOVE TO THE CENTRAL GULF THIS AFTERNOON WHILE THE
TROUGH REMAINS STATIONARY. A REINFORCING SURGE OF COOLER AIR ON
SUN WILL PUSH THE FRONT INTO THE SE GULF WATERS BY EARLY MON
WHERE IT WILL STALL AND DISSIPATE. A NEW COLD FRONT WILL MOVE
OFF THE TEXAS COAST ON TUE NIGHT AND EXTEND FROM CENTRAL
LOUISIANA TO TAMPICO MEXICO ON WED NIGHT. 


GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

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

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 25 KT 
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO
20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 20 KT 
LATE. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...NW TO N WINDS
15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 20 KT
 LATE. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...NW TO N
WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N TO NE 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. 
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.