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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1033 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 BY EARLY THIS
AFTERNOON. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA TO
THE CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE THIS EVENING...FROM TAMPA BAY TO THE
YUCATAN CHANNEL MON EVENING...AND MOVE E THROUGH THE FLORIDA
STRAITS ON TUE. NORTHERLY WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL REACH
MINIMAL GALE FORCE OVER THE W CENTRAL AND FAR SW GULF WATERS THIS
EVENING...AND OVER THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE WATERS
MON. HIGH PRES WILL DEVELOP OVER THE CENTRAL GULF WATERS ON TUE
SHIFTING N OF THE AREA ON WED SETTING UP MODERATE EASTERLY FLOW
ON THU.

GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.THIS AFTERNOON...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 9 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...

.THIS AFTERNOON...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT 
LATE...EXCEPT BECOMING 30 TO 35 KT W OF 94W. SEAS 4 TO 6
FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE...EXCEPT BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT
W OF 94W.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO
25 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT MON
NIGHT.
.TUE...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 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...

.THIS AFTERNOON...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 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...
BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT BEHIND FRONT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO
25 KT LATE MON NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT
MON NIGHT.
.TUE THROUGH THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.THIS AFTERNOON...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.