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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
955 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...A WEAK RIDGE ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF WILL SHIFT
EASTWARD THROUGH EARLY FRI AS SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW CONTINUES
OVER MUCH OF THE GULF. A COLD FRONT WILL QUICKLY MOVE OFF THE
TEXAS COAST TONIGHT...AND CONTINUE SE BEFORE STALLING AND WEAKENING
FROM W CENTRAL FLORIDA TO THE SW GULF BY FRI LATE. STRONG N TO NE
WINDS WILL FOLLOW WAKE OF THE FRONT THEN DIMINISH BY FRI LATE AS
THE FRONT DRIFTS NORTH WHILE IT DISSIPATED INTO SAT. HIGH PRES
WILL BUILD FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO THE NW GULF SUN. ANOTHER COLD
FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE FAR NORTHERN GULF WATERS MON.

GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.THIS AFTERNOON...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 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

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 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

.THIS AFTERNOON...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

.THIS AFTERNOON...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.