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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
925 AM EST SAT JAN 26 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 HIGH PRES RIDGE FROM N CENTRAL FLORIDA SW TO NE
MEXICO WILL BE REPLACED BY STRONGER HIGH PRES THAT BUILDS S INTO
THE REGION INTO MON. THIS NEW AREA OF HIGH PRES WILL THEN BEGIN
TO RETREAT EASTWARD MON LATE THROUGH WED ALLOWING FOR INCREASING
SOUTHERLY FLOW OVER THE WESTERN GULF TO SPREAD E TO THE EASTERN
PART OF THE GULF IN ADVANCE OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT. THIS COLD
FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST AND INTO THE NW
WATERS EARLY ON WED...AND REACH FROM NEAR THE WESTERN FLORIDA
PANHANDLE TO EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE BY WED LATE. THE COLD FRONT
WILL BE FOLLOWED BY STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW AND BUILDING SEAS.


GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO
15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED...W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO
15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BECOMING N
TO NE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BUILDING
TO 7 TO 10 FT.

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO
15 KT LATE. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING E LESS THAN 10 KT
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 20 KT
LATE. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...NE TO E
WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT
BECOMING N TO NE 25 TO 30 KT WED. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT
BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT WED.

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.