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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1124 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 EARLY THIS EVENING. THE
FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE SE TONIGHT AND REACH FROM NEAR MOBILE
BAY TO NEAR VERACRUZ FRI MORNING THEN WEAKEN AND STALL FROM SW
FLORIDA TO CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE SAT...THEN DISSIPATE SUN. WINDS
TO GALE FORCE AND RAPIDLY BUILDING SEAS ARE EXPECTED IN THE WAKE
OF THE FRONT ACROSS THE W AND SW GULF FRI AND FRI NIGHT. LIGHT TO
MODERATE WINDS AND SEAS WILL PREVAIL LATE SUN AND MON.

GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE 15 TO 25 KT 
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...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 WARNING FRI...

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 22 TO 35 KT. 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 WARNING FRI...
...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED FRI NIGHT...

.THIS AFTERNOON...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 AND FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST
OF VERACRUZ...AND N 15 TO 25 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.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

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 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.