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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
341 AM EST THU FEB 20 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...WEAK RIDGE WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF.
SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL INCREASE OVER THE NW GULF AHEAD OF A
COLD FRONT MOVING ACROSS NE TEXAS AND THE FAR SOUTHERN PLAINS.
THIS FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE COAST THU NIGHT...AND CONTINUE SE
BEFORE STALLING FROM THE BIG BEND OF FLORIDA TO THE SW GULF BY
LATE FRI. STRONG N TO NE WINDS WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT THEN
DIMINISH BY LATE FRI AS THE FRONT DRIFTS NORTH AND DISSIPATES
INTO SAT. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO THE NW
GULF SUN. ANOTHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE FAR NORTHERN GULF
WATERS MON. 

GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.TODAY...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT 
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...E WINDS 10 TO
15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT LATE.
ELSEWHERE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST
OF VERACRUZ...AND NE 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

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