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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1045 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...STRONG COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE
TO THE CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL EXTEND FROM TAMPA BAY TO THE
YUCATAN CHANNEL LATER TODAY...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

.THIS AFTERNOON...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. 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...

.THIS AFTERNOON...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 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...

.THIS AFTERNOON...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT WITHIN
60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 6 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 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

.THIS AFTERNOON...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.