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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
508 AM EDT TUE MAR 25 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 STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM TAMPA BAY TO 1013 MB
LOW PRES NEAR 26N88W THEN CONTINUES TO MEXICAN COAST NEAR
VERACRUZ. A REINFORCING COLD FRONT HAS ENTERED THE NW GULF THIS
MORNING AND WILL MOVE QUICKLY SE AND MERGE WITH THE FIRST FRONT
ACROSS SE PORTIONS THIS AFTERNOON...THEN MOVE S-SE AND INTO NW
CARIBBEAN EARLY WED. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD BEHIND THE
FRONT TODAY THROUGH WED AND SHIFT NE OF AREA THU. TROUGHING WILL
INCREASE ACROSS THE W GULF FRI AS HIGH PRES MOVES NE OF THE
AREA. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE QUICKLY ACROSS THE NORTHERN
GULF LATE FRI AND SAT. 

GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.TODAY...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT 
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SAT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 

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

.TODAY...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SAT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

.TODAY...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF
COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND E 10 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.TODAY...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NW 10 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 15 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.