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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
356 AM EST WED JAN 23 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 GENTLE TO MODERATE NORTHEASTERLY BREEZE DOMINATES
MUCH OF THE GULF OVERNIGHT. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP
OVER THE WESTERN GULF WED...SPREADING E ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF
LATE THU INTO FRI. A COLD FRONT WILL CLIP THE NE GULF SAT.
EXPECT INCREASING WINDS OVER THE WEEKEND AS STRONG HIGH PRES
SETTLES OVER THE CAROLINAS. 


GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

.TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF
VERACRUZ...NW TO N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO
15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF
VERACRUZ...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN
10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E TO SE
LESS THAN 10 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.