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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
808 PM 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 REINFORCING HIGH PRES WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD SE
ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH TONIGHT WITH ITS TIGHT PRES GRADIENT
PRODUCING MODERATE TO STRONG NW TO N WINDS ACROSS THE GULF
EXCEPT FOR THE FAR WESTERN PORTION. THE HIGH WILL SHIFT E SUN
AND MON WHILE WEAKENING ALLOWING FOR WINDS AND SEAS TO DECREASE
OVER MUCH OF THE AREA. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS
COAST TUE MORNING... REACH FROM NEAR APALACHICOLA FLORIDA TO THE
SW GULF LATE TUE... FROM NEAR TAMPA FLORIDA TO THE BAY OF
CAMPECHE EARLY WED...AND TO SE OF THE AREA LATE WED. STRONG NW
TO N WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS ARE EXPECTED  WAKE OF THE
FRONT. WINDS AND SEAS SUBSIDE OVER JUST ABOUT THE ENTIRE GULF
THU...EXCEPT  SE PORTION WHERE NW SWELLS WILL LINGER. 


GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. 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 THROUGH MON NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.SUN...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT
3 TO 5 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ. 
.SUN...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...N WINDS 10 TO
15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...
EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
.SUN...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6
TO 9 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.