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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1134 AM EDT FRI MAY 3 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 EXTENDING FROM SE LOUISIANA TO
LOWER MEXICAN COAST NEAR 20N97W WILL REACH FROM NEAR PENSACOLA
FLORIDA TO 25N89W TO EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE THIS LATE.
COMPLEX AND ELONGATED LOW PRES AHEAD OF THE FRONT EXTENDS FROM
1008 LOW CENTER NEAR 28N84W SE ACROSS FLORIDA AND INTO CENTRAL
BAHAMAS...WITH TROUGH EXTENDING S ACROSS W END OF CUBA. ENTIRE
SYSTEM TO SHIFT SLOWLY NE AND ACROSS FLORIDA TONIGHT THROUGH SAT
MORNING. STRONG TO GALE FORCE NORTHERLY WINDS OVER PORTIONS OF
THE WESTERN GULF BEHIND THE FRONT WILL PERSIST INTO THIS LATE
BEFORE WEAKENING. THE COLD FRONT WILL EXIT THE AREA LATE FRI
NIGHT AS IT WEAKENS. ANOTHER COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO SWEEP
ACROSS THE NE GULF WATERS LATE SAT THROUGH SUN. WINDS AND SEAS
DIMINISH OVER MUCH OF THE AREA THROUGH SUN AS WEAK PRES SETTLES
 OVER THE GULF THROUGH TUE. 

GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

...GALE WARNING...

.THIS AFTERNOON...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

...GALE WARNING...

.THIS AFTERNOON...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 25 KT 
LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...N WINDS
20 TO 30 KT. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. INCREASING TO
15 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.SAT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...N
WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. 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

.THIS AFTERNOON...W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING NW 10 TO
20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.