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FZNT32 KNHC 012055
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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
355 PM 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...LOW PRESSURE AT 23N95W WILL MOVE N TO NEAR 27N93W
LATE TONIGHT PULLING A WEAK WARM FRONT N ACROSS THE EASTERN AND
CENTRAL GULF WATERS. THE LOW WILL THEN MOVE NE AND INLAND NEAR
THE FLORIDA BIG BEND ON THU WHILE DRAGGING A STRONG COLD FRONT
SE ACROSS THE NW GULF OF MEXICO. THE FRONT WILL RACE ACROSS THE
CENTRAL WATERS THU NIGHT AND PASS 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 ON SUN LATE AND PASS THROUGH THE SE
WATERS ON MON. 

GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.THU...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT 
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.THU...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW 25 TO 35 KT 
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO E 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

...GALE WARNING...

.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 25 TO 35 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...W WINDS LESS
THAN 10 KT...BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITHIN 60 NM
OF COAST OF VERACRUZ THU NIGHT...AND NE 15 TO 25 KT ELSEWHERE.
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.SAT THROUGH MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.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 AND FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.