000
FZNT32 KNHC 160832
OFFN21

MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
432 AM EDT TUE APR 16 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...MODERATE TO FRESH E TO SE RETURN FLOW WILL DOMINATE
THE GULF THROUGH THU AHEAD OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT FORECAST TO
ENTER THE NW GULF THU NIGHT. STRONG TO GALE FORCE WINDS AND
BUILDING SEAS ARE EXPECTED  WAKE OF THE FRONT...MAINLY
OVER THE WESTERN GULF. THE FRONT WILL STALL AND WEAKEN OVER THE
SE GULF ON SAT...AS WINDS AND SEAS DIMINISH ACROSS THE GULF. 

GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

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

...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED FRI...

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING N BEHIND THE FRONT. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT.
.SAT...NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5
TO 7 FT.

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

...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED FRI...

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.SAT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.