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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
502 AM EDT THU APR 18 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 TODAY...AHEAD OF A COLD
FRONT EXPECTED TO REACH THE TEXAS COAST TONIGHT. WINDS TO GALE
FORCE AND RAPIDLY BUILDING SEAS ARE EXPECTED  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. LIGHT TO MODERATE WINDS AND LOW SEAS PREVAIL LATE SUN AND
MON. 

GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT 
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE
FORCE...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO
20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT
LATE. 
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI...E OF 90W...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW TO W 15 TO
20 KT LATE. W OF 90W...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E
OF 90W...AND 7 TO 10 FT W OF 90W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
TSTMS.
.FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 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 WARNING...

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO SE 10 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...W OF 95W N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. E OF 95W N
TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN E OF
96W E OF 96W...AND 8 TO 11 FT W OF 96W. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.