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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
510 AM EDT SUN MAR 23 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 WEAK RIDGE ACROSS THE N GULF WILL SINK SE AND
WEAKEN TODAY IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE ENTER
THE NW GULF MIDDAY AND STRETCH FROM APALACHICOLA FLORIDA TO
BROWNSVILLE TEXAS THIS LATE...THEN FROM TAMPA BAY TO NE
MEXICO NEAR 25N98W BY MON LATE WHERE IT WILL STALL. A
REINFORCING FRONT ENTERS THE GULF AND MERGES WITH THE STALLED
FRONT BY TUE...WITH THE MERGED FRONT PASSING SE OF THE GULF TUE
NIGHT. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD BEHIND THE FRONT LATE TUE AND WED TO
PRODUCE FRESH TO STRONG WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS. RETURN FLOW
EXPECTED THU. 

GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.TODAY...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

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

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE LATE. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING NE 
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

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

.TODAY...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF
VERACRUZ...AND SE 10 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF
VERACRUZ...AND E 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF
VERACRUZ...AND SE 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...NE WINDS LESS
THAN 10 KT. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING NE
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TUE...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.TODAY...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BECOMING
2 FT LATE. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.