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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
336 AM EST THU DEC 5 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...HIGH PRES RIDGING EXTENDING FROM THE WESTERN ATLC
WESTWARD ALONG 28N TO THE CENTRAL GULF WILL STRENGTHEN SLIGHTLY
THROUGH TONIGHT...THEN WEAKEN FRI THROUGH SAT. A COLD FRONT WILL
MOVE INTO THE FAR NW GULF LATE THIS LATE...THEN REACH FROM SW
LOUISIANA TO SE TEXAS BY DAYBREAK FRI AS STRONG HIGH PRES SURGES
S BEHIND IT. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM THE FLORIDA WESTERN
PANHANDLE SW TO NEAR 26N95W AND TO THE SW GULF BY DAYBREAK SAT
BEFORE IT BEGINS TO SLOW DOWN AND WEAKEN ON SUN AS LIFTING
SLIGHTLY NORTHWARD. LOW PRES EXPECTED FORM ALONG THE FRONT NEAR
26N95W WILL TRACK NE TOWARDS S CENTRAL LOUISIANA THROUGH LATE
SUN WHILE WEAKENING. STRONG N TO NE WINDS WILL FOLLOW IN BEHIND
THE FRONT WITH POSSIBLE BRIEF INSTANCES OF SPEEDS TO GALE FORCE
ALONG THE MEXICAN COAST FRI NIGHT INTO EARLY SAT. ANOTHER STRONG
COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF
MON...REACHING FROM SE LOUISIANA TO NEAR TAMPICO MEXICO BY LATE
MON. STRONG NORTHERLY FLOW RESULTING IN LARGE SEAS WILL FOLLOW
IN BEHIND THIS FRONT. 

GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.