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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
444 AM EDT WED MAR 12 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...TROUGH OVER THE CENTRAL GULF WILL MOVE E AHEAD OF A
COLD FRONT ENTERING THE NW GULF LATER THIS MORNING. THE COLD
FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE BAY OF
CAMPECHE LATE TODAY AND PASS S OF THE GULF ON TONIGHT. SOUTHERLY
RETURN WILL DEVELOP OVER THE NW GULF THU NIGHT AND SPREAD E
ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF ON FRI. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO
THE NW GULF FRI NIGHT AND EXTEND FROM THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA TO
NE MEXICO ON SAT AND DISSIPATE OVER THE E CENTRAL GULF ON SUN. 

GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.TODAY...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW 15 TO 25 KT 
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT 
LATE. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO E 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING NW 10 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.THU...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO E 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT 
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.TODAY...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW 15 TO 25 KT 
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.