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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
350 AM EST WED JAN 16 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...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM MOBILE BAY TO VERACRUZ
MEXICO WILL SWEEP THROUGH THE SE GULF BY THU NIGHT. NORTHERLY
WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL REACH GALE FORCE ALONG THE COAST OF
MEXICO TODAY AND TONIGHT. WINDS AND SEAS WILL DIMINISH FROM THE
W THU THROUGH SUN. 


GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.TODAY...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...W OF 96W...NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 25
TO 30 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO
25 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO
30 KT LATE. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...NW
TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT 
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE.
.TONIGHT...W OF 96W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 25 TO
30 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10
FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 13 FT LATE. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF
VERACRUZ...SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...
EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW 15 TO 25 KT
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT 
LATE. 
.THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.