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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1101 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 THAT HAS NOW ENTERED THE NW GULF. THE COLD FRONT WILL
QUICKLY PASS S OF THE GULF TONIGHT. SOUTHERLY RETURN WILL
DEVELOP OVER THE NW GULF FRI MORNING AND SPREAD E ACROSS THE
ENTIRE GULF BY FRI NIGHT. A SECOND WEAKER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE
ACROSS THE GULF SUN. 

GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

...GALE WARNING...

.THIS AFTERNOON...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW 15 TO 25 KT
LATE...EXCEPT NW 20 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE W
OF 94W. SEAS 3 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 THROUGH SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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

...GALE WARNING...

.THIS AFTERNOON...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...EXCEPT N 25 TO 35 KT S OF 24N AND
W OF 95W. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 9 TO 11 FT S OF 24N AND W OF 95W.
.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...

.THIS AFTERNOON...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT 
LATE...EXCEPT N 25 TO 35 KT N OF 20N W OF 95W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
...EXCEPT 7 TO 10 FT N OF 20N W OF 95W.
.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

.THIS AFTERNOON...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 THROUGH SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.