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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1008 AM EST TUE FEB 12 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 STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS ACROSS THE COASTAL
WATERS FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE TEXAS COASTAL BEND TO
DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE INLAND OVER NE MEXICO. THE LOW WILL MOVE
NE ALONG THE FRONT THIS AFTERNOON...THEN MOVE E TONIGHT DRAGGING
A COLD FRONT OFF THE TEXAS COAST REACHING THE CENTRAL GULF
WATERS ON WED. THE COLD FRONT WILL STALL OVER THE SE WATERS LATE
THU. A REINFORCING COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE N WATERS EARLY
SAT...AND RACE S ABSORBING THE REMNANTS OF THE STATIONARY FRONT
LATE SAT...WITH THE MERGED FRONT MOVING S OF THE AREA SAT
NIGHT. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL RESUME THE NW WATERS ON SUN
AND INCREASE ON SUN NIGHT.


GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO
20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

.TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED SAT NIGHT...
 
.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WITHIN 60 NM OF
COAST OF VERACRUZ...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S LATE.
WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 30 TO
35 KT SW WATERS SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT.

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.