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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
948 PM EDT WED APR 3 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...A WARM FRONT IN THE NE GULF EXTENDS FROM NEAR 28N85W
TO 1009 MB LOW PRES NEAR 28N91W WITH A COLD FRONT FROM THE LOW
THROUGH 26N93W TO 19N95W. THE LOW WILL SHIFT NE OF THE GULF TO
31N85W WHILE DEEPENING TO 1006 MB BY THU LATE...WITH THE FRONT
EXTENDING FROM THE LOW TO 26N86W TO 18N94W THEN...FROM SW FLORIDA
TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA FRI MORNING...SHIFTING SE OF THE GULF BY
FRI LATE. HIGH PRES BUILDS IN BEHIND THE FRONT WITH SOUTHERLY
RETURN FLOW ACROSS THE GULF LATE SAT THROUGH MON.

GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.OVERNIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT E OF FRONT...AND N TO NE 20
KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.THU...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT E OF FRONT...AND NW TO N 15 TO
20 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 25 KT LATE.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO NE 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.SAT THROUGH MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

.OVERNIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT E OF FRONT...AND NW TO
N 15 TO 20 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF
FRONT.
.THU...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF
VERACRUZ...AND NE 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.OVERNIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.THU...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.THU NIGHT...E OF FRONT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. W OF FRONT...
NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.FRI...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.