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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1008 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 N FLORIDA TO NE
MEXICO WILL RAPIDLY DIVE SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE GULF REACHING FROM
S FLORIDA TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE THIS EVENING THEN QUICKLY PUSH
SE OF THE GULF TONIGHT. FRESH TO NEAR-GALE FORCE WINDS ARE
EXPECTED BEHIND THE FRONT. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD IN THE WAKE OF
THE FRONT TONIGHT. SLY RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP OVER THE WESTERN
GULF SUN AND SPREAD E AND INCREASE THROUGH MON. 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.