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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
943 PM 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...POST FRONTAL NORTHERLY WINDS WILL QUICKLY CLOCK TO
THE SE ACROSS THE NW GULF WATERS TONIGHT WITH THESE CONDITIONS
SPREADING E ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA W OF 90W BY LATE SAT ALL IN
ADVANCE OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT ENTERING THE NW WATERS SUN
LATE. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM TAMPA BAY FLORIDA TO THE
BAY OF CAMPECHE EARLY MON AND RACE THROUGH THE FLORIDA STRAITS
LATE MON WITH GALE WINDS OVER THE SW WATERS AND NEAR GALE
CONDITIONS ACROSS MOST OF THE REMAINING GULF WATERS ON SUN NIGHT
AND MON. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP ACROSS THE NW GULF
WATERS ON TUE AND SPREAD E ACROSS THE WATERS W OF 90W ON WED
NIGHT. 

GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW LATE. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT 
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 

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

...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE...

.TONIGHT...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 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING SE 
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S LATE. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT 
LATE. 
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
8 TO 13 FT.
.TUE AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.


.MON THROUGH WED...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

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

...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE...

.TONIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...N WINDS 10 TO
15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT LATE.
ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.SAT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...E WINDS LESS
THAN 10 KT...BECOMING SE LATE. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS
LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...
AND SE LESS THAN 10 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...E WINDS LESS
THAN 10 KT...BECOMING N LATE. ELSEWHERE... NE WINDS
LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO E 10 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S LATE. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING W 
LATE. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.