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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
426 AM EST WED FEB 13 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...COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM SE LOUISIANA TO THE E COAST
OF MEXICO NEAR 23N98W. THE FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL GULF
ON WED THEN WILL STALL OVER THE SE GULF LATE THU. A REINFORCING
COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE N GULF EARLY SAT AND MOVE RAPIDLY 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

.TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 15 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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

.TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

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

...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TODAY...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. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT INCREASING 30 TO 35 KT SAT
NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT BUILDING 9 TO 12 FT SAT NIGHT.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.TODAY...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...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.