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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1002 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 NE YUCATAN PENINSULA WILL MOVE SE OF THE AREA LATE
TONIGHT. WINDS TO GALE FORCE OVER THE FAR SW GULF WILL END THIS
LATE. STRONG NW FLOW WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT OVER THE EASTERN
GULF TODAY...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE OVER THE FAR NE
GULF. 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 WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 25 KT
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. 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 S OF 20N E OF 94W...

.TODAY...S OF 20N E OF 94W N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. ELSEWHERE NW TO N
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13
FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 9 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ.
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING TO
5 TO 7 FT LATE. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...SEAS 4 TO 6
FT.
.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 TODAY FOR FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE...

.TODAY...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE
FORCE N OF 28N. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
.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.