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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
359 PM EST WED JAN 16 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 COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO
THE EASTERN CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL MOVE SE OF THE AREA
LATE THU NIGHT. MINIMAL GALE FORCE NORTHERLY WINDS OVER THE SW
WATERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. WINDS AND SEAS WILL
DIMINISH FROM W TO E THU THROUGH EARLY MON...THEN INCREASE AGAIN
ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF WATERS MON NIGHT. 


GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.THU...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 25 KT
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25
KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.THU...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE.
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 13 FT LATE. WITHIN 60 NM OF
COAST OF VERACRUZ...SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.THU...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT
 LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST
OF VERACRUZ.
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.THU...W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT 
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO
10 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.