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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1003 PM EST THU JAN 23 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...STRONG HIGH PRESSURE N OF AREA IS PUSHING A COLD
FRONT INTO THE NORTH WATERS. THE NORTHERLY FLOW BEHIND THE FRONT
WILL INCREASE TO GALE FORCE OVER THE NW WATERS TONIGHT...SHIFTING
SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE MEXICAN OFFSHORE WATERS LATE TONIGHT INTO
FRI. A WEAK LOW PRES WILL DEVELOP OVER THE WESTERN GULF FRI NIGHT
INTO SAT AND MOVE NE THROUGH SUN BEFORE DISSIPATING OVER THE NE
PART OF THE GULF. STRONG HIGH PRES IS FORECAST TO PUSH ANOTHER
COLD FRONT INTO THE N WATERS BY MON.

GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...NE 15 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT WITH HIGHER
GUSTS LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE.
.FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT LATE.
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT LATE.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT
LATE. SEAS 4 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE.
.FRI...W OF 96W...NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS...
DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. E OF 96W...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO
15 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...NE WINDS 
LATE. WINDS E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...
BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING
10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TUE...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5
TO 7 FT.
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.