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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
432 PM EDT WED APR 17 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
EVENING. WINDS TO GALE FORCE AND RAPIDLY BUILDING SEAS ARE
EXPECTED IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT...OVER THE WESTERN GULF FRI. THE
FRONT WILL WEAKEN AND STALL FROM SW FLORIDA TO THE S CENTRAL GULF
BEFORE DISSIPATING SUN. LIGHT TO MODERATE WINDS AND LOW SEAS
PREVAIL LATE SUN AND MON.

GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED...

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT 35 KT W OF 94W.
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED...

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT 35 KT W OF 94W. SEAS 7
TO 10 FT.
.SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED...

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...
AND SE 15 TO 25 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST
OF VERACRUZ...AND SE 10 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...N WINDS 20 TO
30 KT. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. INCREASING TO 15 TO
25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.