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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1020 PM 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 WESTERN GULF WILL INCREASE
AND SPREAD EASTWARD OVERNIGHT 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 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. FRESH TO STRONG NE FLOW WILL PERSIST
OVER THE SOUTHEAST GULF THROUGH THU AS HIGH PRES BUILDS OVER THE
NORTHERN GULF WATERS. 

GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 15 TO 25 KT 
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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

...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED MON...

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

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

...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED MON...

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.SHIFTING TO SE 10 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...E WINDS LESS
THAN 10 KT.SHIFTING TO NW LATE. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS
10 TO 15 KT.SHIFTING TO SE 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO
25 KT BECOMING 30 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT.
ELSEWHERE...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BUILDING TO 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE.
.MON NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.