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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1118 AM EDT SAT MAR 15 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...SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF WILL
INCREASE TONIGHT IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT MOVING INTO THE
NORTHERN WATERS SUN AFTERNOON. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM THE
MISSISSIPPI DELTA TO THE CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE SUN EVENING...
FROM TAMPA BAY TO THE YUCATAN CHANNEL MON EVENING...MOVING E OF
THE AREA BY TUE MORNING. GALE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN THE
CENTRAL...W CENTRAL...AND SW GULF ZONES BEHIND THE FRONT WITH SEAS
BUILDING TO UP TO 14 FT. WINDS AND SEAS WILL START TO DIMINISH
FROM W TO E ACROSS THE BASIN MON NIGHT INTO TUE. HIGH PRES SETTLES
OVER THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY LATE TUE INTO WED. 

GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT LATE.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW 15 TO 25 KT BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT BEHIND FRONT.
.MON...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

...GALE WARNING...

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT LATE.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.MON...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE.
SEAS 8 TO 13 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...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...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. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W OF 94W...NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11
FT. E OF 94W...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO
30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT BEHIND
FRONT.
.MON...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS
8 TO 13 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE.
.TUE THROUGH WED...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT LATE.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.TUE...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.