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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
408 PM EDT WED APR 2 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 RIDGE EXTENDING FROM THE WESTERN ATLC OVER THE
NORTHERN WATERS WILL INTERACT WITH DEEPENING LOW PRES OVER THE
SOUTHERN PLAINS TO ALLOW FOR MODERATE TO FRESH RETURN SOUTHERLY
FLOW TO CONTINUE OVER THE WESTERN GULF THROUGH THU BEFORE
DIMINISHING THU NIGHT AS A WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH EASTERN
TEXAS. THE COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE TEXAS COASTAL
WATERS LATE THU NIGHT...AND FAR WESTERN PORTION OF THE FORECAST
NW WATERS EARLY ON FRI. THE FRONT WILL THEN STALL FROM THE
WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE TEXAS/MEXICO BORDER LATE FRI
NIGHT INTO SAT...AND BACK TO THE NW AS A WARM FRONT SUN. LOW
PRES IS EXPECTED TO FORM OVER NE TEXAS ON SUN...AND QUICKLY
DEEPEN AS IT TRACKS NEWD THROUGH MON DRAGGING A WEAK COLD FRONT
BACK ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF. 

GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 15 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.