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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
928 PM EST WED FEB 27 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 STATIONARY FRONT FROM THE FLORIDA KEYS TO INLAND
THE NE YUCATAN PENINSULA WILL DRIFT SE THROUGH THU NIGHT. A COLD
FRONT EXTENDING FROM NE TEXAS TO BROWNSVILLE WILL QUICKLY MOVE
ACROSS THE GULF AND REACH THE FAR SE WATERS BY THU LATE AS IT
WEAKENS. THE FRONT WILL BE FOLLOWED BY STRENGTHENING HIGH PRES
THAT BUILDS ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA THROUGH SAT...AND BRING
MODERATE TO STRONG NW TO N WINDS ALONG WITH BUILDING SEAS. WINDS
AND SEAS DECREASE OVER MOST OF THE GULF ON SUN EXCEPT FOR THE
EASTERN GULF PORTION WHERE A TIGHT PRES GRADIENT WILL LINGER
INTO MON. 


GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.OVERNIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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

.OVERNIGHT...N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO
15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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

.OVERNIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF
VERACRUZ...N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO
15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.OVERNIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.THU...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.