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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1047 AM EST MON FEB 18 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...HIGH PRES OVER SE STATES SUPPORT MODERATE NE-E
BREEZE E OF 90W WHILE FRESH TO STRONG SE-S RETURN FLOW IS OVER
WATERS W OF 90W DUE TO APPROACH OF NEXT COLD FRONT. S PORTION OF
COLD FRONT REACH SE TEXAS COAST EARLY TUE THEN BECOME STATIONARY
ALONG 26N BY WED NIGHT. HEALTHY HIGH PRES BUILD BEHIND FRONT ON
WED ESTABLISHING A STRONG SE-S RETURN W OF 95W LATE WED AND THU
WITH SEAS TO 9 FT. 


GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING SE TO S LATE.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT LATE.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.TUE...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING N LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT LATE.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

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

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

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

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT EXCEPT E TO SE LESS
THAN 10 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED THROUGH FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.TODAY...E WINDS 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS LESS THAN 10 K BECOMING NE LATE. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.