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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
348 AM EST SUN MAR 3 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...REINFORCING HIGH PRES AND ASSOCIATED COLD AIR WILL
CONTINUE TO BUILD SE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON WITH
TIGHT PRES GRADIENT ACROSS CENTRAL AND E PORTIONS PRODUCING
MODERATE TO STRONG NW TO N WINDS. THE HIGH WILL SHIFT E THIS
AFTERNOON THROUGH 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 WILL SUBSIDE OVER MOST OF GULF THU...
EXCEPT SE PORTION WHERE NW SWELLS WILL LINGER.


GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

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

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

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

.TODAY...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. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF
VERACRUZ...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING SE 
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF
COAST OF VERACRUZ. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.TODAY...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING 15 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 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...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.