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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
459 AM EDT WED MAY 1 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 IN EASTWARD THROUGH FRI AHEAD OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT
FORECAST TO MOVE INTO THE NW GULF THU. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS
WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT...REACHING GALE FORCE FRI MORNING OFF THE
COAST OF TAMAULIPAS. 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. LOW PRES WILL DEVELOP
OVER THE CENTRAL GULF AND SHIFT E ACROSS THE FLORIDA PENINSULA SAT
AHEAD OF THE FRONT.

GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E LATE.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

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

...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED...

.TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E LATE. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...W OF 96W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30
KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. E OF 96W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8
TO 11 FT.
.SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 


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

.TODAY...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...SE WINDS LESS THAN
10 KT EARLY...BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT.
ELSEWHERE...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SW 
LATE. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.