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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
333 AM EST THU JAN 9 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 TIGHT PRES GRADIENT BETWEEN HIGH PRES OVER THE SE
U.S. AND LOW PRES OVER TEXAS HAS BROUGHT FRESH TO STRONG SE
RETURN FLOW ACROSS THE NW GULF THAT WILL DIMINISH SLIGHTLY BY
LATER THIS MORNING...WITH MODERATE TO FRESH RETURN FLOW MOST
ELSEWHERE ACROSS THE GULF 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 AND DISSIPATE IN THE SE
GULF SUN BEFORE SENDING A REMNANT TROUGH W TO THE S CENTRAL GULF
LATE SUN. ANOTHER FRONT MAY MOVE THROUGH THE GULF MON.

GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT W OF 94W EARLY.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT W OF 94W EARLY.
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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

.TODAY...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...E WINDS LESS
THAN 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE LATE. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...SHIFTING TO E LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT LATE.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.