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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
412 AM EST SAT MAR 2 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 AND REINFORCING HIGH PRES WILL BUILD SE ACROSS
THE AREA TODAY AND RESULT IN MODERATE TO STRONG NW TO N WINDS
ACROSS MOST OF THE GULF....WITH BUILDING SEAS BY AFTERNOON. THE
HIGH PRES WILL SHIFT EASTWARD AND WEAKEN SUN AND MON...ALLOWING
FOR WINDS AND SEAS TO DECREASE OVER MUCH OF THE AREA. A NEW COLD
FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST EARLY TUE...REACHING A
POSITION FROM THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO SW GULF LATE
TUE...THEN QUICKLY RACE SE TO E OF FLORIDA EARLY ON
WED...FOLLOWED BY STRONG NW TO N WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS.
CONDITIONS WILL SUBSIDE BY LATE WED AS HIGH PRES IN ITS WAKE
SLIDES E.


GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.TODAY...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING 15 TO 25 KT
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SUN...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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

.TODAY...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT 
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SUN...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

.TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF
VERACRUZ...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING SE LATE.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.