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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
458 AM EDT TUE OCT 22 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 STATIONARY FRONT FROM TAMPA FLORIDA TO 23N95W WILL
BECOME DIFFUSE AHEAD OF A STRONGER COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE
TEXAS COAST THIS MORNING. THE COLD FRONT WILL REACH FROM TAMPA
TO 23N93W TO 18N95W LATE TODAY. STRONG NORTHERLY FLOW WILL
FOLLOW THE FRONT OVER THE WESTERN GULF...REACHING GALE FORCE
WINDS OVER THE COAST OF VERACRUZ  FAR SW GULF WATERS. THE
FRONT WILL STALL FROM THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO 18N95W BY LATE
THU. REINFORCING HIGH PRES OVER THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY
WILL ALLOW NE WINDS TO INCREASE ACROSS THE GULF FRI INTO SAT. 

GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO N 10 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

.TODAY...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT 
LATE. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

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

..GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.WED...S OF 20N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12
FT. ELSEWHERE N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.WED NIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...NW TO N WINDS
25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE.
ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.THU...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.FRI...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.TODAY...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.