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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
952 PM 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 ALONG 84W S OF 26N WILL DRIFT NW
AND REACH THE CENTRAL GULF FRI NIGHT AND SAT. A TROUGH OVER THE
SW GULF EXTENDS FROM 24N96W TO A NEARLY STATIONARY 1014 MB LOW
AT 21N94W. THE LOW WILL BEGIN TO LIFT NE ALONG THE FRONTAL
TROUGH FRI NIGHT...AND REACH THE VICINITY OF THE FLORIDA
PANHANDLE EARLY ON SUN. IT WILL PUSH A COLD FRONT ACROSS THE SE
WATERS ON SUN NIGHT. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE FAR
NW GULF ON SUN LATE. THIS FRONT WILL QUICKLY REACH FROM NEAR
THE FAR WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE BY LATE MON...AND TO JUST SE
OF THE GULF BY EARLY TUE. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD EASTWARD
OVER THE AREA  WAKE OF THE FRONT. 

GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

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

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

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT 
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO W LATE.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N LATE.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT.
ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. BECOMING E LATE.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 4 TO 6 FT
ELSEWHERE. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF
VERACRUZ...AND NE LESS THAN 10 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT
WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. 
.SAT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT.
ELSEWHERE...SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. BECOMING W LATE. SEAS 7 TO
10 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ... AND 4 TO 6 FT
ELSEWHERE.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN
10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.