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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1020 PM EDT TUE APR 30 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 WEAK TROUGH LOCATED OVER THE NORTH CENTRAL GULF
WILL DRIFT EASTWARD THROUGH FRI AHEAD OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT
FORECAST TO MOVE INTO THE NW GULF THU EVENING. STRONG NORTHERLY
WINDS WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT...REACHING GALE FORCE FRI MORNING OFF
THE SOUTHERN TAMAULIPAS COAST. WINDS AND SEAS WILL DIMINISH AS THE
FRONT GLIDES SE AND DISSIPATES THROUGH SAT. A WEAK HIGH PRES CELL
IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE NW GULF BY SUN.

GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED...

.OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E LATE.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 35 KT
W OF 92W FRI. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 11 FT W OF 92W FRI.

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

.OVERNIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.WED...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF
VERACRUZ...AND S 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...SE WINDS LESS
THAN 10 KT. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO
10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...SE WINDS LESS THAN
10 KT. ELSEWHERE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. BECOMING SW 
LATE. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.