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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
924 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...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE
THROUGH 26N91W TO 21N97W WILL REACH FROM TAMPA BAY FLORIDA
THROUGH 24N90W TO 18N95W THIS EVENING...STALLING OVER THE FAR SE
GULF THU MORNING THROUGH FRI. A REINFORCING COLD FRONT WILL ENTER
THE N GULF LATE FRI NIGHT MERGING WITH THE OLD FRONT. THE NEW
FRONT WILL RAPIDLY MOVE THROUGH THE GULF...PUSHING S OF THE AREA
BY SAT EVENING. RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP OVER THE WESTERN GULF
SUN...INCREASING AND SPREADING E BY LATE SUN.


GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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

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

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

...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 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 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF
VERACRUZ...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 35 KT
W OF 94W LATE SAT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 7 TO 11 FT W OF 94W
LATE SAT.

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.TODAY...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.