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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
931 AM EST SUN JAN 20 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 WILL DOMINATE THE GULF WATERS DURING THE
FORECAST PERIOD. LIGHT TO MODERATE NORTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE
ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH MON. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD AGAIN N OF
THE AREA LATE MON INTO TUE BEHIND A REINFORCING SURGE OF COLD AIR.
THIS WILL INCREASE THE NORTHERLY WINDS SOME MON NIGHT THROUGH
WED. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP OVER THE NW WATERS WED
NIGHT AND SPREAD E ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF BY FRI.


GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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

.TODAY...N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.TODAY...N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.