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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
316 AM EST FRI FEB 8 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 WEAKENING COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM CEDAR KEY
FLORIDA TO 26N90W THEN BECOMES STATIONARY TO NEAR 25N95W. THE
COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN AS IT REACHES FROM THE
STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO YUCATAN CHANNEL EARLY THIS LATE...AND
DISSIPATE TONIGHT INTO SAT. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE AREA
 WAKE OF THE FRONT...WITH SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW SETTING
ACROSS THE NW WATERS ON SAT. THE SOUTHERLY FLOW INCREASES ACROSS
THE ENTIRE GULF SAT NIGHT AHEAD OF ANOTHER WEAK COLD FRONT THAT
MOVES OFF THE TEXAS COAST EARLY SUN LATE. THIS FRONT WILL
STALL OVER THE N PORTION LATE SUN AND MON. STRONG HIGH PRES THEN
BUILDS BEHIND THE FRONT PUSHING IT SE ACROSS THE GULF AS A COLD
FRONT LATER ON TUE FOLLOWED BY FRESH TO STRONG WINDS. 


GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.TODAY...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...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 MON...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

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

.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E 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...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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

.TODAY...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...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...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

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