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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1055 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...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 OVER THE WESTERN GULF ON FRI. THE FRONT WILL WEAKEN
AND STALL FROM SW FLORIDA TO S CENTRAL GULF SAT...THEN DISSIPATE
SUN. GENTLE TO MODERATE WINDS WILL PREVAIL LATE SUN AND MON.

GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED FRI...

.OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF 94W...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8
TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 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 FRI...

.OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT LATE.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.FRI...W OF 94W...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
ELSEWHERE...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 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 FRI NIGHT...

.OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST
OF VERACRUZ...AND SE 10 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF
VERACRUZ...AND N 15 TO 25 KT ELSEWHERE. 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

.OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.