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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
403 AM EST MON FEB 3 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 HAS ENTERED THE GULF WATERS AND EXTENDS
FROM SE LOUISIANA TO NEAR TAMPICO MEXICO. MINIMAL GALE FORCE
WINDS ARE BEHIND THE FRONT ACROSS THE FAR WEST-CENTRAL PORTION
OF THE GULF. GALES ARE EXPECTED TO SPREAD ACROSS THE SW GULF
THIS MORNING. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM MOBILE AL TO NEAR
VERACRUZ MEXICO THIS MORNING THEN STALL FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA
PANHANDLE TO WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE...BEFORE DRIFTING NW AND
MOVING INLAND TUE. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL AGAIN DOMINATE THE
ENTIRE BASIN TUE. THE NEXT COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE TEXAS
COASTAL WATERS LATE TUE REACHING FROM SW FLORIDA TO THE SW GULF
BY LATE WED WHERE IT WILL STALL THROUGH THU. 

GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.TODAY...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO NE 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...W OF 94W N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT LATE.
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. E OF 94W E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 LATE.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.TONIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING SE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5
FT.
.TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE...E
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
.TONIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...N WINDS 10 TO 15
KT EARLY...BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. ELSEWHERE...E
WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.