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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
342 AM EST WED JAN 1 2014

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...WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM THE STRAITS
OF FLORIDA TO LOW PRESSURE NEAR 21N94W 1016 MB. THE LOW WILL
LIFT N TO NEAR 26N94W LATE TODAY 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 AHEAD OF THE
NEXT COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE NW GULF SUN NIGHT. 

GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE LATE.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.THU...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...SHIFTING TO NE 20 TO 30 KT
LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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

...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE...

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO SE 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.THU...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 25 KT 
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W OF 94W N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 20
TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. E OF 94W N WINDS 20 TO 30
KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT LATE. 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 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE...

.TODAY...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...
AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. 
.TONIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...N WINDS 10 TO
15 KT...BECOMING NW LATE. ELSEWHERE...W WINDS LESS
THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...NW WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE... W WINDS LESS
THAN 10 KT...BECOMING NW 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU NIGHT...W OF 94W N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10
FT...BUILDING TO 9 TO 13 FT LATE. E OF 94W N WINDS 20 TO 30
KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.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

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT 
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.