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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
451 AM EDT FRI APR 5 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 EXTENDING FROM FLORIDA BIG BEND REGION
TO W COAST OF YUCATAN PENINSULA WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE SE AND
EXIT THE BASIN THIS EVENING. STRONG TSTMS EXPECTED AHEAD OF FRONT
THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD IN ACROSS THE GULF
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

.TODAY...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO N 10 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...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 7 FT. 

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

.TODAY...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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

.TODAY...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...NE WINDS 10 TO
15 KT...BECOMING E LATE. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 10 TO
20 KT...SHIFTING TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.TODAY...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. 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.