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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1046 AM EDT WED APR 9 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 COLD FRONT HAS SLOWED ACROSS THE NW CARIBBEAN THIS
MORNING...WITH WINDS AND SEAS EXPECTED TO BEGIN TO DIMINISH THIS
AFTERNOON THROUGH THU ACROSS THE GULF AS HIGH PRES SETTLES ACROSS
NORTH PORTIONS. THE HIGH WILL BEGIN TO SHIFT EASTWARD THU WITH
ASSOCIATED RIDGE AXIS PERSISTING ALONG 29N FRI THROUGH SUN...
RESULTING IN MODERATE E TO SE BREEZE ACROSS THE BASIN.

GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.THIS AFTERNOON...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO E 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...NE WINDS 10 TO
15 KT...BECOMING E LATE. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.THIS AFTERNOON...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT... SUBSIDING TO
5 TO 7 FT LATE. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.