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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
340 AM EST THU DEC 19 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 OVER SE U.S. SHIFT E TO CENTRAL ATLC
THROUGH FRI ALLOWING SE RETURN FLOW TO INCREASE ACROSS REGION.
FRESH TO STRONG S WINDS DEVELOP OVER W GULF SAT AHEAD OF COLD
FRONT EXPECTED TO REACH TEXAS COAST SAT NIGHT THEN EXTEND FROM
LOUISIANA TO CENTRAL MEXICO SUN. 

GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.TODAY...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

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

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

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

...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE...

.TODAY...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...SE WINDS LESS THAN
10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.