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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
942 PM 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 ENTER THE GULF LATE TONIGHT AND RAPIDLY SHIFT EASTWARD...
MOVING SE OF THE GULF SAT NIGHT. 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
EARLY TUE MORNING. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM N FLORIDA TO S
TEXAS EARLY WED WHERE IT WILL STALL. 


GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF
COAST OF VERACRUZ. 
.SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT WITHIN
60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 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 4 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT 
LATE. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.