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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
322 AM EST FRI MAR 8 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...HIGH PRES PREVAILS ACROSS THE BASIN WITH FRESH SE
RETURN FLOW OVER THE WESTERN GULF AND GENTLE TO MODERATE
ANTICYCLONIC BREEZE PREVAILING THROUGH TONIGHT. SE RETURN FLOW
WILL INCREASE AND SPREAD EASTWARD THIS WEEKEND AHEAD OF A COLD
FRONT EXPECTED TO ENTER THE NW GULF WATERS SUN NIGHT. THE COLD
FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM CENTRAL LOUISIANA TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE
MON MORNING AND FROM N FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA TUE
MORNING. N WINDS WILL INCREASE TO GALE FORCE S OF 25N BEHIND THE
COLD FRONT ALONG THE COAST OF MEXICO MON...THEN DIMINISH BELOW
GALE FORCE BY MON NIGHT. 


GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

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

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

...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED MONDAY...

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISH TO 20 TO 30 KT
MON NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.

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

...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED MONDAY...

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF
VERACRUZ...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO
15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...DIMINISH TO 20 TO 30 KT
MON NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.