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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
359 AM EST THU FEB 28 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...STATIONARY FRONT FROM FLORIDA KEYS ACROSS YUCATAN
PASSAGE TODAY. HIGH PRES BUILDING NW GULF PUSH REINFORCING SURGE
OF COLD AIR ACROSS BASIN TONIGHT MERGING WITH STATIONARY FRONT
OVER FLORIDA AND ACROSS YUCATAN PASSAGE LATE FRI. HIGH PRES
BUILD S BEHIND FRONT WITH STRONG NW TO N WINDS W OF 94W EARLY
FRI SPREADING EASTWARD INTO CENTRAL AND EASTERN GULF OVER
WEEKEND. LONG SUSTAINED FETCH BUILDING SEAS UP TO 15-17 FT BY
LATE SUN. WINDS AND SEAS DIMINISH AS HIGH PRES SHIFT INTO
EASTERN GULF MON. 


GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.TODAY...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT LATE.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.MON...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT EXCEPT
TO 6 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.TODAY...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.MON...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.