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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
400 PM EDT THU APR 4 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 COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM A 1012 MB LOW PRES INLAND
NEAR 31N84W THROUGH 28N87W TO 25N90W TO 19N95W. THE FRONT WILL
REACH FROM NEAR TAMPA FLORIDA TO THE NORTHERN YUCATAN PENINSULA
LATE TONIGHT...FROM SW FLORIDA TO YUCATAN CHANNEL EARLY FRI...
THEN EXITING THE REGION TO THE SE BY FRI LATE. HIGH PRES WILL
BUILD ACROSS THE AREA WAKE OF THE FRONT...SHIFTING EASTWARD SAT
AND SUN AS LOW PRES DEEPENS OVER THE CENTRAL U.S. THIS WILL ALLOW
FOR SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW TO INCREASE OVER THE WESTERN GULF
THROUGH TUE.

GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.FRI...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO N 10 TO 20 KT LATE.
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 AND SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.

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

.TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT
LATE. WINDS VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.FRI...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO NE 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.

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

.TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.FRI...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF
VERACRUZ...AND N 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.TONIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO W TO NW BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.FRI...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO N 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.