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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1012 AM EST TUE FEB 26 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...COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO
THE EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL SLOW AND DRIFT SE THROUGH THE
FLORIDA STRAITS AND THE YUCATAN CHANNEL TONIGHT AND WED. ANOTHER
COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE WED AND RACE
ACROSS THE EASTERN WATERS THU...MOVING SE OF THE AREA ON THU
NIGHT. EXPECT INCREASING NORTHERLY WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS BY
SAT. 

GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.TODAY...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED...N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT EARLY...BECOMING VARIABLE
WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

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

.TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

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

.TODAY...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF
VERACRUZ.
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E LATE.
WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5
TO 7 FT.
.WED...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF
VERACRUZ...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE LATE. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.TODAY...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.