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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1041 AM EDT TUE MAR 18 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...COLD FRONT ACROSS THE FLORIDA STRAITS TODAY. A WEAK
HIGH PRES WILL DEVELOP OVER THE CENTRAL GULF BEHIND THE FRONT
TODAY TAKING CONTROL OF THE MARINE CONDITIONS ACROSS THE AREA
THROUGH THU. THIS WEAK HIGH WILL BE REINFORCING BY A STRONGER
HIGH PRES MOVING E ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF STATES WED AND THU.
THIS SECOND HIGH WILL SHIFT EASTWARD ON FRI ALLOWING FOR
SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW TO SET UP ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF WATERS BY
SAT. 

GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.THIS AFTERNOON...SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING S 
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...SE WINDS
LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE.
ELSEWHERE...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10KT...BECOMING NE LESS
THAN 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...SE WINDS 10 TO
15 KT...BECOMING E LATE. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF
VERACRUZ...AND NE 10 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.THIS AFTERNOON...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.