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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
924 AM EDT THU MAR 27 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 1029 MB HIGH PRES CENTERED OVER THE MID-ATLC
EXTENDS A RIDGE SW ACROSS THE EASTERN AND CENTRAL GULF. THE
COMBINATION OF THE RIDGE AND LOW PRES OVER THE GREAT PLAINS IS
ALLOWING FOR A MODERATE TO FRESH SE FLOW TO CONTINUE OVER THE
AREA. THE RIDGE WILL SHIFT EASTWARD TO THE WESTERN ATLC BY FRI
AS A COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW PRES APPROACHES EASTERN
TEXAS. THE COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO EMERGE INTO THE NW GULF
NEAR DAYBREAK ON SAT. THE FRONT WILL QUICKLY REACH FROM THE
FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA LATE SAT...THEN WEAKEN
AS IT MOVES ACROSS THE FAR SE WATERS BY LATE SUN. HIGH PRES
BEHIND THE FRONT WILL SLIDE EASTWARD ACROSS THE REGION WHILE
WEAKENING. 

GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST
OF VERACRUZ...AND SE 15 TO 25 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST
OF VERACRUZ...AND E 15 TO 25 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.