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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1109 AM EDT THU APR 17 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 WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDING WESTWARD FROM
NEAR FORT MYERS FLORIDA TO 26N87W TO 25N94W WILL CONTINUE TO
DRIFT N AS A WEAK WARM FRONT THROUGH EARLY FRI. AN AREA OF LOW
PRES IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY OVER THE
NE GULF TONIGHT INTO FRI. THE ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL EXTEND
FROM THE LOW CENTER NEAR 29N88W TO THE CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE
BY FRI MORNING. THE LOW PRES WILL TRACK NE AND MOVE INLAND WITH
THE COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE TAMPA BAY AREA TO NE YUCATAN
PENINSULA BY FRI NIGHT...AND WILL BE E OF AREA BY SAT. MINIMAL
GALE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED ON THE NW SEMICIRCLE OF THE LOW
CENTER WITH LIKELY GUSTS TO GALE FORCE OVER THE NE GULF AHEAD OF
THE DEVELOPING LOW PRES. A RIDGE WILL EXTEND ACROSS THE GULF SAT
NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT. 

GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

...GALE WARNING WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST E OF 90W...

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI...E OF 90W...SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...SHIFTING TO N 25 TO
30 KT...EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST. W OF 90W...N TO
NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT E OF 90W...AND 5 TO 7 FT W
OF 90W.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.MON...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF
VERACRUZ...AND NE 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...N WINDS LESS THAN
10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE LATE. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

...GALE WARNING...

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT 
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS
SHIFTING NW TO N 30 TO 35 KT NW PART LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.MON...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.