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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
341 PM 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...LOW PRES OVER SE TEXAS EXTENDS A COLD FRONT ACROSS
THE FAR NW GULF OF MEXICO. THE LOW WILL MOVE E TONIGHT DRAGGING
THE COLD FRONT EASTWARD...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 LATE.
RETURN FLOW WILL RESUME OVER THE NW WATERS ON SUN AND INCREASE
ON SUN NIGHT. 


GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.TONIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 15 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

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

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

...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.WED...E TO 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 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO
3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 25
TO 30 KT SAT...AND TO 30 TO 35 KT N OF 21N W OF 95W SAT
NIGHT...DIMINISH TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.