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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
851 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 CENTERED OVER THE WESTERN GULF WILL SLIDE
EASTWARD TO THE WESTERN ATLC BY MON. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR SE
RETURN FLOW OVER THE WESTERN PORTION TO EXPAND EASTWARD IN
ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO ENTER THE NW GULF WATERS SUN
NIGHT. THE COLD FRONT WILL REACH FROM CENTRAL LOUISIANA TO THE
BAY OF CAMPECHE MON MORNING...AND FROM N FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN
PENINSULA TUE MORNING. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT
ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO GALE FORCE OVER PORTIONS OF THE
WESTERN GULF BEHIND THE COLD FRONT MAINLY S OF 26N...THEN
DIMINISH BELOW GALE FORCE BY MON NIGHT AS HIGH PRES SETTLES IN
ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH TUE. 


GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 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 MON...

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 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 TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT W OF 94W N
25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE MON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...
EXCEPT W OF 94W 8 TO 11 FT.

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

...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED MON...

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 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 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT W OF 94W NW TO N
25 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE MON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.TODAY...NE 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.