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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
950 PM 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. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL INCREASE OVER THE NW GULF AHEAD
OF A COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. THE FRONT
WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE THU...MOVE SE THEN STALL FROM
THE BIG BEND OF FLORIDA TO SW GULF BY EARLY FRI. STRONG WINDS
WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT THEN DIMINISH BY LATE FRI. THE FRONT WILL
DRIFT INTO THE NORTHERN GULF LATE SAT INTO SUN. 

GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.WED...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.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...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF
VERACRUZ...AND SE 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

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