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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
451 AM EDT SUN MAR 16 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 IS INCREASING IN ADVANCE OF A
COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE NW WATERS THIS MORNING. THE
FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA TO THE CENTRAL BAY
OF CAMPECHE THIS LATE...FROM TAMPA BAY TO THE YUCATAN CHANNEL
MON LATE...AND MOVE E THROUGH THE FLORIDA STRAITS ON TUE.
NORTHERLY WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL REACH MINIMAL GALE FORCE
OVER THE W CENTRAL WATERS THIS LATE...AND OVER THE SW GULF
WATERS TONIGHT INTO MON. HIGH PRES WILL DEVELOP OVER THE CENTRAL
GULF WATERS ON TUE AND SHIFT N OF THE AREA ON WED SETTING UP
MODERATE EASTERLY FLOW ON THU. 

GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.TODAY...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW 15 TO 25 KT 
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NW 25 TO 35 KT LATE.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.TUE...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...N WINDS 15 TO
25 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...S WINDS 10 TO
15 KT...BECOMING NW 15 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TUE...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.