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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1042 AM EST SAT JAN 4 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...HIGH PRES RIDGE ACROSS THE AREA WILL MOVE E AS A
STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE NW GULF SUN MORNING EXTENDING
FROM CENTRAL LOUISIANA COAST TO BROWNSVILLE TEXAS BY SUN LATE
AND FROM FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO BAY OF CAMPECHE BY LATE SUN NIGHT
THEN MOVE SE OF THE GULF BY MON LATE. GALE WINDS WILL ARRIVE
BEHIND THE FRONT OVER THE W CENTRAL AND SW GULF WITH AT LEAST
NEAR GALE CONDITIONS ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE GULF LATE 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 BY
WED NIGHT. 

GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW LATE. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT 
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE.
.MON...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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

...GALE WARNING...
...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE...

.TODAY...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...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 15 TO 25 KT
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT 
LATE. 
.MON...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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

...GALE WARNING...
...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE...

.TODAY...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...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 THROUGH TUE...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

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