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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
959 AM EST TUE JAN 1 2013

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...RIDGE THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO NE MEXICO WILL WEAKEN
TODAY AS A COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE NW GULF. THE FRONT WILL
EXTEND FROM THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA TO THE WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE
THIS LATE. THE FRONT WILL WEAKEN FROM THE FL BIG BEND TO THE
CENTRAL GULF EARLY WED THEN STALL ACROSS THE SOUTHERN GULF THU
NIGHT. WEAK LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONTAL REMNANTS
 BAY OF CAMPECHE ON FRI AND PERSIST THROUGH SUN. 


GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.TODAY...S WINDS 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT LATE.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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

.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO
20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

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

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...SE WINDS
10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST
OF VERACRUZ...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING NW TO N
10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.WED...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING W LATE.
WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT.
INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...
EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ. 
.WED NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NW TO N 15 TO 25 KT
WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.