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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
451 AM EDT MON MAR 17 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...A STRONG COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE MISSISSIPPI
DELTA TO THE CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL REACH FROM TAMPA BAY
TO THE YUCATAN CHANNEL THIS LATE...MOVING E THROUGH THE STRAITS
OF FLORIDA LATE TONIGHT INTO TUE. MINIMAL GALE FORCE WINDS WILL
PERSIST BEHIND THE FRONT THROUGH LATE TODAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL
DEVELOP OVER THE CENTRAL GULF WATERS ON TUE. THE HIGH WILL SHIFT
NE OF THE AREA ON WED SETTING UP MODERATE EASTERLY FLOW ON THU AND
FRI.

GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.TODAY...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT LATE.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

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

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
ELSEWHERE NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.TUE...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

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

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...SEAS
6 TO 9 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT LATE.
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

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