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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
441 PM 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...A STRONG COLD FRONT REACHING THE TEXAS COAST TONIGHT
WILL EXTEND FROM MOBILE BAY TO VERACRUZ MEXICO FRI...WEAKEN AND
STALL FROM SW FLORIDA TO THE CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE SAT...THEN
DISSIPATE SUN. GALE FORCE WINDS AND RAPIDLY BUILDING SEAS ARE
EXPECTED W OF THE FRONT IN 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

.TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 

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

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI...W OF 96W...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. E OF 96W...NE WINDS
15 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...W OF 96W...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14
FT. E OF 96W...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...
INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO
8 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...NW TO N WINDS 30
TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7
TO 10 FT...BUILDING TO 10 TO 13 FT LATE. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.