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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
344 AM EST WED JAN 15 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 COLD FRONT FROM SW LOUISIANA TO INLAND BROWNSVILLE
TEXAS WILL QUICKLY MOVE ACROSS THE NW GULF THIS MORNING...AND
THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE GULF THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE EXITING
THE AREA THIS LATE. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE
AREA IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP
ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF BY LATE THU NIGHT AND INTO EARLY FRI.
THIS FRONT WILL REACH FROM NEAR CEDAR KEY FLORIDA TO 25N90W AND TO
NE MEXICO BY DAYBREAK FRI...AND TO SE OF THE GULF FRI LATE. WEAK
HIGH PRES BEHIND THE FRONT WILL SLIDE EASTWARD FRI AND SAT...AND
BECOME CENTERED OVER THE CENTRAL WATERS SUN.

GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.TODAY...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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

.TODAY...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT 
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT 
LATE. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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

.TODAY...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT 
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF
VERACRUZ...AND 6 TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.TODAY...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NW 10 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO
7 TO 10 FT LATE. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.FRI...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.