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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
531 PM EDT THU OCT 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...TROPICAL STORM KAREN NEAR 23.3N 85.5W 999 MB AT 5 PM
EDT MOVING NNW AT 10 KT. KAREN WILL MOVE TO 24.6N 89.3W
TONIGHT...26.2N 89.9W FRI...INTENSIFY TO A HURRICANE NEAR 27.6N
89.8W FRI NIGHT. KAREN WILL WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL STORM NEAR
28.8N 89.3W SAT...BEFORE MAKING LANDFALL SAT NIGHT AND MOVING
INLAND TO 32.0N 86.0W SUN. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS
COAST  WAKE OF KAREN...REACHING FROM THE WESTERN FLORIDA
PANHANDLE TO THE WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE BY MON BEFORE BECOMING
DIFFUSE TUE. 

GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

...HURRICANE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. E WINDS 10 TO
20 KT...INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT. 
.FRI...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. E WINDS 45 TO 55 KT.
INCREASING TO 50 TO 60 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...
BUILDING TO 8 TO 13 FT LATE. 
.FRI NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. E WINDS 55 TO 65 KT.
SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. 
.SAT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. SW WINDS 55 TO 65 KT. SEAS
8 TO 13 FT...SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. 
.SAT NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NW WINDS 35 TO
45 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. 

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

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...

.TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. E WINDS 45 TO 55 KT.
INCREASING TO 50 TO 60 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.FRI...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. S WINDS 50 TO 60 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. SE WINDS 50 TO
60 KT...DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT. 
.SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF
VERACRUZ...AND NE 15 TO 25 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...S WINDS LESS THAN
10 KT EARLY...BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT.
ELSEWHERE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN
10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF
COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND SE 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 2 TO
3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...

.TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. SE WINDS 30 TO
40 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS
POSSIBLE. SE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NE WINDS
15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.