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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
340 AM EST THU JAN 2 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 NEAR 24N94W EXTENDS WARM FRONT NE TO
CENTRAL FLORIDA. THE LOW WILL RAPIDLY MOVE NE AND INLAND NEAR
THE FLORIDA BIG BEND EARLY TODAY 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. THIS COLD FRONT
WILL RAPIDLY SHIFT ACROSS THE GULF WATERS AND SHIFT SE OF THE
AREA MON NIGHT. 

GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.TODAY...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT 
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...SHIFTING TO NE 20 TO 30 KT
LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING 15 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO E 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

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

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT.
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO E 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.SAT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

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

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW 15 TO 25 KT 
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF
COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 6 TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO SW 10 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.