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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
508 PM 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 ACROSS THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA
AND EXTREME SE GULF THIS EVENING. A WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM N
CENTRAL FLORIDA TO NE MEXICO WILL STALL FROM NEAR TAMPA BAY TO
EXTREME SE TEXAS TONIGHT...THEN MERGE WITH A REINFORCING FRONT WED
AND MOVE S FROM SW FLORIDA TO TAMPICO MEXICO WED NIGHT...REACH
FROM NW COAST OF CUBA TO NE MEXICO THU LATE BEFORE DISSIPATING THU
NIGHT. 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

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT 
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING SE LATE.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.