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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
931 AM EST TUE DEC 24 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 STRETCHING FROM 27N82W TO 23N87W TO
18N92W WILL PASS SE OF THE GULF TONIGHT. GALE FORCE WINDS S OF
21N W OF THE FRONT WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING. FRESH TO STRONG
NE WINDS LIE ELSEWHERE W OF THE FRONT. HIGH PRES BUILDS IN BEHIND
FRONT TODAY INTO WED. SURFACE TROUGHING INTENSIFIES IN THE
SOUTHERN GULF WED AND THU AND SHIFTS INTO THE EAST GULF FRI AND
SAT.

GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.TODAY...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.TODAY...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...S OF 21N W OF FRONT...NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10
TO 17 FT. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO
25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 20 KT LATE.
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.TODAY...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO
9 FT LATE. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING 15 TO 20 KT LATE.
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.