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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
903 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 STATIONARY FRONT FROM THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO
THE YUCATAN CHANNEL WILL MERGE WITH A STRONG COLD FRONT WHICH
WILL RAPIDLY ENTER THE GULF LATE TONIGHT. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND
FROM 30N83W TO 26N88W TO 18N95W SAT MORNING...MOVING SE OF THE
GULF BY SAT EVENING. STRONG TO NEAR-GALE FORCE NORTHERLY WINDS ARE
EXPECTED BEHIND THE COLD FRONT. RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP OVER THE
W GULF SUN...SPREADING E ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF MON. A MUCH WEAKER
COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF LATE MON...EXTENDING FROM
THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO BROWNSVILLE TEXAS TUE AFTERNOON.


GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 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 8 FT.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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

.TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 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 20 TO 30 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 5 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE.
.SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.