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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
403 AM EST FRI MAR 1 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 FROM N BAHAMAS THROUGH STRAITS OF FLORIDA
TO 23.5N87W TO CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL DRIFT SE AND REACH
NW COAST OF CUBA THROUGH YUCATAN CHANNEL THIS LATE AND THEN
SHIFT SE INTO NW CARIBBEAN SAT. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD SE
ACROSS THE AREA IN WAKE OF THE FRONT THROUGH SAT WITH MODERATE
TO STRONG NW TO N WINDS THROUGHOUT. HIGH WILL THEN SHIFT TO THE
CENTRAL THEN EASTERN GULF SUN AND MON WHERE IT WILL WEAKEN
ALLOWING FOR WINDS AND SEAS TO DECREASE OVER MUCH OF THE AREA.
SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP OVER THE FAR WESTERN GULF LATE
SUN INTO MON IN ADVANCE OF THE THE NEXT COLD FRONT. THIS FRONT
IS EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST MON NIGHT INTO TUE...AND
REACH FROM THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO SW GULF BY LATE TUE.


GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.TODAY...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SUN...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

.TODAY...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SUN...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.TODAY...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.TODAY...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.SUN...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.