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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
356 AM EST SUN FEB 17 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 FAST MOVING COLD FRONT IS PUSHING SE OF THE REGION.
FRESH TO STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS OVER MOST OF THE EASTERN AND
SOUTHERN GULF WILL DIMINISH FROM W TO E LATER THIS MORNING AS
HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS THE REGION. SLY RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP
OVER THE WESTERN GULF LATER TODAY AND GRADUALLY SPREAD EAST...
INCREASING TO 20-25 KT MON. A WEAKER COLD FRONT WILL REACH THE NW
GULF TUE...THEN STALL AND DISSIPATE OVER NORTHERN WATERS WED.


GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

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

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

.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 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

.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON AND 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. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.TODAY...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.