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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
948 AM EST SAT MAR 9 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...SE RETURN FLOW OVER THE W GULF WILL INCREASE AND
SPREAD EASTWARD TODAY AND SUN AHEAD 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 EARLY MON...FROM
THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA EARLY TUE...AND SE
OF THE AREA TUE NIGHT. WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT ARE EXPECTED TO
REACH GALE FORCE OVER THE WESTERN GULF S OF 26N THEN DIMINISH
BELOW GALE FORCE MON NIGHT. 

GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

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

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

...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED...

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

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

...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED...

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.SHIFTING TO SE 10 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.