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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1039 AM EDT TUE MAR 19 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...SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ASSOCIATED WITH
AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL PERSIST IN THE SE GULF THIS AFTERNOON.
A COLD FRONT FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO NE MEXICO WILL STALL
FROM TAMPA BAY TO TAMPICO MEXICO TONIGHT...THEN MERGE WITH A
REINFORCING FRONT WED AND EXTEND FROM SW FLORIDA TO VERACRUZ
MEXICO. THE FRONT WILL MOVE SE OF THE REGION THU. HIGH PRES WILL
PREVAIL OVER THE NORTHERN GULF FRI AND SAT WITH A GRADUAL INCREASE
IN SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW.

GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.THIS AFTERNOON...SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS LESS THAN 10 K. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.