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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
353 AM EST FRI FEB 15 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 STRONG COLD FRONT WILL OVERTAKE A SLOW-MOVING
FRONT FROM KEY WEST TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE TONIGHT...THEN MOVE
RAPIDLY OUT OF THE REGION. STRONG TO NEAR-GALE N TO NE WINDS ARE
EXPECTED N OF THE STRONGER FRONT. RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP OVER
THE WESTERN GULF SUN AHEAD OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO
REACH THE TEXAS COAST LATE MON. 


GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...SE 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 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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

.TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N TO NE LESS THAN
10 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

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