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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1001 AM EST FRI JAN 3 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...COLD FRONT FROM STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO E BAY OF
CAMPECHE WILL MOVE SE OF THE GULF LATER TODAY. GALE FORCE
CONDITIONS IMMEDIATELY BEHIND THE FRONT WILL ALSO DIMINISH THIS
LATE. WINDS WILL FURTHER DIMINISH WITH SEAS SIGNIFICANTLY
SUBSIDING BY SAT MORNING AS SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW SETS UP IN
ADVANCE OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT. THAT COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE
NW GULF BY SUN LATE REACHING FROM TAMPA BAY FLORIDA TO THE SW
GULF NEAR 18N95W BY MON ...PUSHING SE OF THE GULF MON . STRONG
SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP ACROSS THE NW GULF WATERS BY
TUE NIGHT. 

GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.TODAY...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING 15 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

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

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT
LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO E 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 

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

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...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. 
.TONIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...N WINDS 10 TO
20 KT...BECOMING NW LESS THAN 10 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS
7 TO 10 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 25 KT 
LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO E 10 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.