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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
512 AM EDT TUE MAY 7 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 DISSIPATING COLD FRONT IS OVER THE FAR SE
GULF...AND WILL EXIT THE AREA DURING THE MORNING. A WEAK TROUGH
FROM APALACHICOLA TO 29N789W WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE REST OF THE
NE GULF THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH PRES OF 1018 MB NEAR 27N94W
WILL MOVE TO THE CENTRAL GULF WED...AND TO THE EASTERN GULF BY
LATE WED WHERE IT IS FORECAST TO REMAIN STATIONARY THROUGH SAT.
THE COMBINATION OF THIS HIGH AND LOW PRES FORECAST TO DEVELOP
OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS WILL ALLOW FOR MODERATE TO FRESH
SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW TO SET UP OVER THE WESTERN GULF WED
THROUGH LATE FRI. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF
ON SAT. 

GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS
5 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.TONIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 SHIFTING TO SE LATE...EXCEPT W OF
94W SE INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.TODAY...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE.
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT...EXCEPT W OF 94W 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF
VERACRUZ...AND E 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.TODAY...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING NE LESS
THAN 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.