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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
933 PM EST FRI JAN 24 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 EXTENDS FROM NEAR NAPLES FLORIDA W
THROUGH 25N93W THEN TURNS S TO THE FAR SW GULF NEAR 18N94W. NORTHERLY
GALES LIKELY PERSIST W OF THE FRONT ALONG THE COAST OF
VERACRUZ...BUT WILL DIMINISH TONIGHT AS THE HIGH PRES WEAKENS. WEAK
LOW PRES WILL DEVELOP OVER THE WESTERN GULF SAT AND MOVE NE
ACROSS THE NORTH CENTRAL GULF 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...SAGGING SE OF THE
GULF THROUGH MID WEEK...WITH A POSSIBLE RETURN OF GALES TO THE SW
GULF WED. 

GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT 
LATE. 
.SAT...NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT EARLY...BECOMING
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 

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

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...
...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE WED...

.TONIGHT...S OF 20N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35
KT...DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE...N
WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF
VERACRUZ...AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE.
.SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT EARLY...BECOMING
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.WED...S OF 20N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35
KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10
FT.

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE LATE. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.