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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
424 AM EDT SAT MAR 16 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 NEAR TAMPA BAY FLORIDA WILL MOVE
E OVER THE FLORIDA PENINSULA TODAY. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL
DOMINATE THE GULF WATERS THROUGH MON AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT
FORECAST TO ENTER THE NW GULF LATE MON NIGHT...REACHING FROM THE
FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO NEAR THE TEXAS/MEXICO BORDER TUE MORNING.
THE FRONT IS FORECAST TO STALL OUT LATE TUE...LIFTING BACK TO THE
N AS A WARM FRONT BY WED. ONLY A MARGINAL INCREASE OF WINDS AND
SEAS IS EXPECTED BEHIND THE FRONT.

GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.MON...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 20 KT BEHIND FRONT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT BEHIND FRONT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT WED.

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

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

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

.TODAY...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...SE WINDS LESS
THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...SE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.WED...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.