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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1001 PM EST SUN DEC 29 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...COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM SANIBEL ISLAND FLORIDA TO
NEAR 21N92W THIS EVENING AND WILL MOVE ACROSS SE PORTIONS
OVERNIGHT AND STALL FROM FLORIDA KEYS TO 22N90W MON LATE. A SECOND
WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST MON MORNING AND
QUICKLY MOVE SE...MERGING WITH THE STALLED FRONT FROM FLORIDA KEYS
TO 22N95W TO CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE TUE. LOW PRES WILL
DEVELOP ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF ALONG THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE
FRONT EARLY ON MON AS HIGH PRES SURGES SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE
WESTERN GULF...AND PRODUCE GALES ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE WESTERN
GULF MON NIGHT AND TUE. HIGH PRES BUILDING ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF
WILL MAINTAIN STRONG NE TO E FLOW N OF FRONT WED AS FRONT BEGINS
TO DRIFT NORTHWARD BEFORE BEING FORCED SOUTHWARD AGAIN INTO THE
STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND S CENTRAL GULF THROUGH FRI AS STRONG HIGH
PRES DOMINATES MOST OF THE REGION.

GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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

...GALE WARNING...
...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE...

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NE 10 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO
10 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

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

...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE...

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF
VERACRUZ...AND E 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.MON...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...VARIABLE WINDS LESS
THAN 10 KT...BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT LATE.
ELSEWHERE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE LATE.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITHIN 60 NM
OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND NE 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 4 TO 6 FT
ELSEWHERE. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.