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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
938 PM 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...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM TAMPA BAY TO THE BAY OF
CAMPECHE WILL RACE SE THROUGH THE FLORIDA STRAITS LATE TONIGHT.
MINIMAL GALE CONDITIONS CURRENTLY OVER THE SW GULF WILL END BY
SUNRISE. WINDS WILL DIMINISH AND SEAS WILL QUICKLY SUBSIDE FROM
THE NW ON FRI. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP ACROSS THE NW
GULF ON FRI NIGHT...WITH THESE CONDITIONS SPREADING E ACROSS THE
CENTRAL WATERS ON SAT...IN ADVANCE OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT
EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE NW GULF LATE SAT NIGHT. THIS COLD
FRONT WILL MOVE SE REACHING FROM TAMPA BAY TO THE BAY OF
CAMPECHE AT SUNRISE ON MON...AND MOVE SE OF THE GULF ON MON
NIGHT. STRONG SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP ACROSS THE NW
GULF WATERS ON TUE NIGHT. 

GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...SHIFTING TO NE 20 TO 30 KT
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT LATE.
.FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8
TO 11 FT.
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. 
.SUN...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

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

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7
TO 10 FT.
.FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT LATE.
SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. 

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

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE.
WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...BUILDING TO
10 TO 15 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 10
FT LATE.
.FRI...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT LATE.
WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ... SEAS 9 TO 14 FT...SUBSIDING
TO 8 TO 11 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT.
.SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT 
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8
TO 11 FT.
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. 
.SUN...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.