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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
937 AM EST THU DEC 26 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 FRONTAL TROUGH OVER THE EASTERN GULF WILL DRIFT NW
THROUGH FRI. AN INVERTED TROUGH WILL PERSIST OVER THE SW GULF
WATERS WITH LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING ALONG THE TROUGH ON FRI
NIGHT. THE LOW WILL LIFT NE ALONG THE FRONTAL TROUGH ON SAT
REACHING THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE EARLY SUN AND DRAG A COLD FRONT
THROUGH THE SOUTHEASTERN GULF WATERS ON SUN NIGHT. ANOTHER COLD
FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF ON SUN LATE AND PASS THROUGH
THE EASTERN GULF ON MON NIGHT. 

GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.TODAY...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

.TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT WITHIN
60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. 
.SAT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.