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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1036 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 COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO MOVE INTO THE NW GULF
LATE THU. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL FOLLOW BEHIND THE
FRONT...REACHING GALE FORCE FRI MORNING OFF THE COAST OF
TAMAULIPAS. WINDS AND SEAS WILL DIMINISH AS THE FRONT SHIFTS SE
AND WEAKENS THROUGH SAT. WEAK HIGH PRES IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP
OVER THE NW GULF  WAKE OF THE FRONT. LOW PRES WILL DEVELOP
OVER THE CENTRAL GULF BY FRI AND SHIFT E ACROSS THE FLORIDA
PENINSULA SAT AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT. 

GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.OVERNIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NE 
LATE...THEN...BECOMING E LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING N LATE.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED...

.OVERNIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E LATE.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N 
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF 96W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT
DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. E OF 96W NW TO N
WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.SAT THROUGH MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

.OVERNIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...VARIABLE WINDS
LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING E LESS THAN 10 KT. ELSEWHERE...S
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SW 
LATE. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.