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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
456 PM EDT THU MAY 2 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...STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS WILL FOLLOW A COLD
FRONT THAT HAS MOVED OFF THE TEXAS COAST THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS
WILL REACH GALE FORCE EARLY 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 AND WILL DOMINATE THE
REGION THROUGH TUE. WEAK LOW PRES LOCATED NEAR 25N86W WILL SHIFT
E ACROSS THE FLORIDA PENINSULA LATE FRI INTO SAT. 

GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT 
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT W OF 92W. FREQUENT
GUSTS TO GALE FORCE S OF 27N W OF 94W ENDING EARLY. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...
EXCEPT 8 TO 10 FT W OF 92W.
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE.
.FRI...W OF 92W...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT 
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...E WINDS LESS
THAN 10 KT. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. BECOMING NE 
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.TONIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI...SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING W LATE.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.