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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
436 PM 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 NEAR FORT MYERS FLORIDA
TO WESTERN CUBA WILL EXIT THE GULF THIS EVENING. HIGH PRES WILL
BUILD E ACROSS THE AREA IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT TONIGHT...
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 MON AND TUE. THE NEXT COLD FRONT MAY ENTER THE NW
GULF WED.

GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO
25 KT BEHIND FRONT WED. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.

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

.TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO NE 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO
25 KT BEHIND FRONT WED. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.

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

.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 WITHIN 60 NM OF
COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 5 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE.
.SAT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...SE WINDS LESS THAN
10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS LESS
THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 20 KT LATE.
WINDS S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT AHEAD OF FRONT EARLY. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.