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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1014 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 1032 MB HIGH PRES CENTERED OVER THE WESTERN ATLC
EXTENDS A RIDGE SW ACROSS THE GULF WATERS. 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 FARTHER EASTWARD AS A COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED
WITH THE LOW PRES APPROACHES EASTERN TEXAS. THE COLD FRONT IS
EXPECTED TO EMERGE INTO THE NW GULF EARLY ON SAT REACHING 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

.OVERNIGHT...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 15 KT...BECOMING SW 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. 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

.OVERNIGHT...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

.OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO SE 10 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 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 THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 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 NW 10 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.