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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
358 AM EST TUE FEB 18 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 WEAK RIDGE WILL PREVAIL OVER NORTHERN GULF THROUGH
THU. A COLD FRONT WILL REACH THE TEXAS COAST LATE THU NIGHT AND
CONTINUE SE FRI...EXTENDING FROM FL PANHANDLE TO CENTRAL MEXICO
MIDDAY FRI...THEN STALL FROM FLORIDA BIG BEND TO W BAY OF
CAMPECHE EARLY SAT. STRONG N TO NE WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS NW
WATERS FRI MORNING SPILLING SOUTHWARD ALONG COAST OF MEXICO FRI
LATE. 

GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.THU...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...E 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...E WINDS LESS THAN
10 KT EARLY...BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT.
ELSEWHERE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF
VERACRUZ...AND E 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

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