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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1036 AM EDT THU MAR 20 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...WEAK HIGH PRES OVER THE NE GULF WILL BE REINFORCED
BY A STRONGER HIGH PRES MOVING E TO WARD THE SE CONUS TODAY AND
FRI. RIDGING OVER THE GULF WILL WEAKEN ON SAT AHEAD OF A COLD
FRONT EXPECTED TO ENTER THE NW GULF LATE SUN. THE FRONT WILL
STRETCH FROM TAMPA BAY TO NE MEXICO NEAR 24N98W BY LATE MON. 

GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. INCREASING TO
10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...N WINDS
LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE.
ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.