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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1038 PM 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 SE WINDS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH
THU... AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO REACH THE TEXAS COAST
THU NIGHT. WINDS TO GALE FORCE AND RAPIDLY BUILDING SEAS ARE
EXPECTED IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT...MAINLY OVER THE WESTERN GULF.
THE FRONT WILL WEAKEN AND STALL OVER THE SE GULF SAT.

GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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

...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED FRI...

.OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

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

...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED FRI...

.OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF
COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. 
.FRI...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. 
.FRI...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.