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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
512 AM EDT WED APR 10 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...ATLC RIDGE EXTENDS FROM NEAR BERMUDA W INTO THE SE
U.S. AND WILL REMAIN IN PLACE BEFORE WEAKENING TONIGHT AS THE
NEXT COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE REGION FROM THE NW. EXPECT FRESH
TO STRONG SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW AHEAD OF THE FRONT THROUGH THIS
LATE. THE FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW GULF WATERS THIS EVENING AND
REACH MOBILE BAY TO W BAY OF CAMPECHE THU LATE...FROM NORTH
FLORIDA TO E BAY OF CAMPECHE FRI LATE...THEN STALL FROM NEAR TAMPA
BAY TO THE SW GULF SAT...DRIFTING BACK TOWARDS THE N ON SUN.

GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.THU...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO N 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...N WINDS 15 TO
25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...N
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.