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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
403 PM EST THU FEB 7 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...1009 MB LOW PRES OVER THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE NEAR
31N85.5W WILL MOVE NE WHILE DRAGGING A COLD FRONT CURRENTLY
EXTENDING FROM LOW CENTER SW TO NEAR 27N94W. THE FRONT WILL
REACH FROM 30N86W TO 23N89W LATER TONIGHT...FROM SOUTH FLORIDA TO
25N88W LATE FRI BEFORE DISSIPATING SAT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD
IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT...WITH SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW SETTING
ACROSS THE NW WATERS ON SAT...THEN INCREASING ACROSS THE ENTIRE
GULF SAT NIGHT AHEAD OF ANOTHER COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE OFF THE
TEXAS COAST AROUND SUNRISE SUN. THIS FRONT WILL STALL OVER THE NW
WATERS ON SUN...AND DRIFT BACK W TO THE TEXAS COAST ON MON.


GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT LATE...
BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT EARLY...BECOMING
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.TONIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI...W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT EARLY...BECOMING
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.