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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1040 AM EDT WED OCT 23 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 FRONT FROM NEAR TAMPA BAY FLORIDA TO
25N90W TO 18N95W WILL MERGE WITH A REINFORCING COLD FRONT
EXTENDING FROM NEAR THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO MEXICO NEAR 23N98W
LATER TODAY. THE MERGED FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 24N81W TO 22N90W 
TO 18N92W BY THU MORNING WHERE IT WILL STALL...MOVING LITTLE
THROUGH FRI MORNING. WINDS TO GALE FORCE OFF THE SOUTHERN
VERACRUZ COAST WILL PERSIST THROUGH EARLY TONIGHT. HIGH PRES
BUILDING OVER THE DEEP SOUTH STATES FRI WILL MAINTAIN FRESH TO
STRONG NE TO E WINDS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE GULF INTO
SUNDAY AS THE FRONT GRADUALLY WASHES OUT.  

GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.THIS AFTERNOON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT E OF FRONT...AND N
TO NE 20 TO 30 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT E OF FRONT...AND
7 TO 10 FT W OF FRONT.
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

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

...GALE WARNING S OF 21N W OF FRONT...

.THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 21N W OF FRONT...NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT 10
TO 15 KT E OF FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT E OF FRONT.
.TONIGHT...S OF 21N W OF FRONT...NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT...
DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE...N TO
NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT 10 TO 20 KT E OF FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 10
FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 6 FT E OF FRONT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.THIS AFTERNOON...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT E OF FRONT...AND N TO
NE 15 TO 25 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT E OF FRONT...AND 3 TO 6
FT W OF FRONT.
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.