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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
408 AM EST WED FEB 5 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 EXTENDING FROM SE LOUISIANA TO NEAR
TUXPAN MEXICO WILL REACH A POSITION FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO
NEAR TAMPICO MEXICO THIS AFTERNOON. THE FRONT IS FORECAST TO
STALL FROM NEAR SARASOTA FLORIDA TO THE WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE
THU AND FRI...THEN IT WILL MOVE SLOWLY SE REACHING THE SE GULF
WATERS DURING THE UPCOMING WEEKEND AS A WEAK LOW PRES SYSTEM
DEVELOPS ALONG THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY JUST OFFSHORE NE FLORIDA.
THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY WEAKEN OVER THE FAR SE WATERS
BY SUN. 

GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.TODAY...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT 
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT 
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

.TODAY...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...N WINDS 10 TO
15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.THU...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT.
ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SHIFTING TO NW LATE. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT.
.THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...
AND NE LESS THAN 10 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.TODAY...SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NE 10 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.