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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
947 PM EST TUE DEC 31 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 WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM 24N80W TO
LOW PRESSURE AT 21N94W 1016 MB. THE LOW WILL LIFT N TO 26N94W
LATE WED DRAGGING REMNANTS OF THE FRONT N ACROSS THE CENTRAL
WATERS. THE LOW WILL THEN RACE NE AND INLAND NEAR THE FLORIDA
BIG BEND ON THU WHILE DRAGGING A STRONG COLD FRONT OFF THE TEXAS
COAST EARLY. THE FRONT WILL RACE SE THROUGH THE FLORIDA STRAITS
EARLY FRI. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP ACROSS THE NW GULF
ON FRI NIGHT AND SAT. 

GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW LATE.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.THU...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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

...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE...

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.WED...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO SE 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.THU...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW 15 TO 25 KT 
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT
LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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

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

.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF
VERACRUZ...AND NE 15 TO 25 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT WITHIN
60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 6 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE.
.WED...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...NW WINDS 15 TO
25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...SW WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND
5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE.
.WED NIGHT AND THU...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST
OF VERACRUZ...AND NW 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT
LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 6
TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE.
.FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO E 10 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO SW 10 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 25 KT 
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.