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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1002 PM 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 EXTENDING FROM SW FLORIDA TO
24N89W WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN AS IT REACHES FROM THE STRAITS OF
FLORIDA TO JUST N OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA TONIGHT...AND WILL
DISSIPATE SAT. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE AREA IN THE 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 SUN NIGHT. THIS FRONT WILL STALL OVER THE
NORTHERN WATERS THROUGH 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 NORTHERLY WINDS. 


GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING N TO NE LATE.
SEAS 2 FT.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT.
.MON THROUGH WED...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.