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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
339 AM EST WED JAN 8 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...FRESH TO STRONG NE WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH IN
THE SE GULF THROUGH TONIGHT. FRESH TO STRONG SE RETURN FLOW WILL
SET UP ACROSS THE NW GULF WATERS AFTER SUNRISE TODAY...DIMINISHING
SLIGHTLY BY LATE TONIGHT...WITH MODERATE TO FRESH RETURN FLOW
ELSEWHERE ACROSS THE GULF WED THROUGH FRI. THE NEXT COLD FRONT
WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST EARLY SAT QUICKLY REACHING FROM THE
FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE SW GULF SAT NIGHT...PUSHING SE OF THE
GULF SUN. 

GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT LATE.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST
OF VERACRUZ...AND E 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.TODAY...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT LATE.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT UP TO 11 FT NEAR APPROACH TO YUCATAN
CHANNEL EARLY.
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.