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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
504 PM 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 FRESH TO LOCALLY STRONG 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

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.FRI...S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT LATE.
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT LATE.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.SAT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NW 10 TO 20 KT LATE.
SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 25 KT LATE.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT LATE.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6
TO 9 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO SE 10 TO 20 KT LATE.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...SE WINDS 15
TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT LATE.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO W 10 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.