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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
512 PM EDT THU OCT 17 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 FROM EXTREME WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE
TO NEAR TAMPICO MEXICO IS EXPECTED TO DRIFT SLOWLY SE AND BECOME
NEARLY STATIONARY FRI. A REINFORCING SURGE OF NORTHERLY FLOW
FROM BUILDING HIGH PRES WILL ALLOW THE FRONT TO BRIEFLY PUSH S
AGAIN FRI NIGHT AND SAT...MAINLY OVER THE EASTERN GULF. OVER THE
WESTERN PORTION...THE FRONT WILL BEGIN TO LIFT BACK N AS A WARM
FRONT FRI LATE INTO SAT. LIGHT TO GENTLE WINDS ARE EXPECTED
ACROSS MOST OF THE REGION...EXCEPT  THE FAR NW PORTION
THROUGH MON. 

GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E LATE. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 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

.TONIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...NE WINDS LESS
THAN 10 KT. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO
10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...E WINDS LESS THAN
10 KT EARLY...BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT.
ELSEWHERE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT
 LATE. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...NE WINDS LESS
THAN 10 KT. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO
10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.