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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
416 AM EST SAT FEB 16 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 VIGOROUS COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM MOBILE TO CORPUS
CHRISTI WILL RAPIDLY DIVE SOUTH ACROSS THE GULF THIS MORNING...
REACHING FROM S FLORIDA TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE THIS AFTERNOON THEN
QUICKLY PUSH SE OF THE GULF THIS EVENING. STRONG TO NEAR-GALE N
WINDS ARE EXPECTED N OF THE FRONT. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD BEHIND THE
FRONT SAT NIGHT...WITH WINDS BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE IN THE
VICINITY OF THE SURFACE HIGH IN THE NW GULF. S WINDS IN THE W GULF
SUN WILL SPREAD E AND INCREASE THROUGH MON MORNING. A WEAKER COLD
FRONT WILL REACH THE NW GULF TUE.


GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.TODAY...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...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 6 TO 9 FT. 

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

.TODAY...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...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

.TODAY...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.
.TONIGHT...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

.TODAY...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. 
.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.