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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
508 PM EDT THU APR 3 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...ATLANTIC RIDGE EXTENDS FROM SW N ATLANTIC W ALONG
30N ACROSS FLORIDA AND N GULF COASTS WILL CONTINUE TO PROMOTE
MODERATE TO LOCALLY STRONG RETURN FLOW THROUGH TONIGHT. A WEAK
COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS BY EARLY FRI...STALL
FROM THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO JUST S OF BROWNSVILLE TEXAS
FRI NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL LIFT BACK N A WARM FRONT SAT INTO EARLY
SUN AS LOW PRES FORMS OVER NE TEXAS AND TRACKS NE OVER THE LOWER
MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY WHILE RAPIDLY DEEPENING. THIS WILL ALLOW
FOR THE FRONT TO SWEEP SE AS A COLD FRONT ACROSS THE NW GULF LATE
SUN...REACHING TO A POSITION FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO EASTERN
BAY OF CAMPECHE BY LATE MON LATE...AND FROM SW FLORIDA TO NE
YUCATAN PENINSULA EARLY TUE LATE BEFORE MOVING TO JUST SE OF THE
GULF TUE LATE.

GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO SE 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.