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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
354 PM EST FRI DEC 27 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 EXTENDS FROM 26N86W TO 20N91W. THE
COMBINATION OF THIS TROUGH AND HIGH PRES ACROSS THE NORTHERN
PORTION IS RESULTING IN STRONG TO GALE FORCE WINDS OVER PORTIONS
OF THE WESTERN GULF. LOW PRES OF 1016 MB IN THE FAR SW GULF NEAR
21N94.5W WILL DRIFT N TO NE THROUGH SAT WHILE THE FRONTAL TROUGH
LIFTS N. LOW PRES WILL THEN FORM ALONG THE TROUGH DURING SAT...AND
MOVE NE TO THE VICINITY OF THE FAR WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE SAT
NIGHT. THE TROUGH WILL THEN TRANSITION TO A COLD FRONT BY EARLY
SUN AS THE LOW MOVES PULLS AWAY TO THE NE AND INLAND AWAY FROM THE
AREA. NORTHERLY WINDS IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT WILL QUICKLY
DIMINISH AND BECOME N TO NE BY LATE SUN AS THE NEXT COLD FRONT
ENTERS THE NW GULF. THIS FRONT WILL QUICKLY MOVE SE WHILE
WEAKENING TO NEAR A POSITION FROM THE FLORIDA KEYS TO THE SW GULF
BY MON LATE. THE FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN JUST SE OF THE GULF
FROM N CENTRAL CUBA TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA LATER ON MON AND
THROUGH TUE AS HIGH PRES IN ITS WAKE INTENSIFIES THE PRES GRADIENT
OVER THE FAR SOUTHERN WATERS. ON WED...WEAKENING HIGH PRES OVER
THE AREA WILL ALLOW FOR WINDS TO DIMINISH FAR SOUTHERN PORTION
WHILE THE REMNANTS OF THE NOW STALLED OUT FRONT REMAIN SE OF THE
AREA.

GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...W OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 
20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. E OF 94W NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO W LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

...GALE WARNING WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...

.TONIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...NW WINDS 25 TO
35 KT. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SHIFTING TO NE 10 TO
15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF
VERACRUZ...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE.
.SAT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...
BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 20 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE... SW WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 5 TO
8 FT ELSEWHERE.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

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