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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
358 AM EST THU JAN 17 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 BIG BEND
AREA TO THE N CENTRAL YUCATAN PENINSULA WILL MOVE SE OF THE AREA
LATE TONIGHT. WINDS TO GALE FORCE OVER THE FAR SW GULF WILL END
EARLY THIS MORNING. STRONG NORTHERLY FLOW WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT
OVER THE EASTERN GULF TODAY...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE
OVER THE FAR NE GULF THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS AND SEAS WILL
DIMINISH FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE GULF THROUGH FRI...LEAVING
GENERALLY LIGHT TO MODERATE NE TO E WINDS INTO MON. NE FLOW WILL
INCREASE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF BY LATE MON AS ANOTHER FRONT
SAGS INTO THE AREA. 

GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 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

.TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT
 LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT WITHIN
60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO
5 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

...GALE WARNING N OF 28N THIS AFTERNOON FOR FREQUENT GUSTS TO
GALE FORCE...

.TODAY...W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NW 25 TO 30 KT WITH
FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE N OF 28N THIS AFTERNOON. N OF
27N...SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...BUILDING TO 9 TO 11 FT LATE. S OF
27N...SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 27N.
.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.