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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
941 PM 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 COLD FRONT IN THE FAR SE GULF WILL MOVE SE OF THE
GULF WATERS BY MIDNIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER THE WESTERN
GULF OF MEXICO WILL SHIFT ACROSS THE N PART OF THE AREA INTO N
FLORIDA BY SUN NIGHT. THIS WILL HELP FOR SLY RETURN FLOW SETTING
UP OVER THE WESTERN GULF SUN AND SPREADING E THROUGH MON. A
WEAKER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF EARLY TUE. THIS
FRONT WILL REACH FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO SOUTHERN TEXAS EARLY WED
WHERE IT WILL STALL AND LIFT NORTHWARD AS A WARM FRONT WED
NIGHT...LIFTING N OF THE AREA THU. A THIRD COLD FRONT WILL MOVE
OFF THE TEXAS COAST THU NIGHT.


GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO
20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

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

.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...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. 
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.