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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
958 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 THE WESTERN FLORIDA
PANHANDLE TO THE CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL REACH FROM THE
FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE THU MORNING AND
WILL BE SE OF AREA THU EVENING. NORTHERLY WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT
WILL REACH GALE FORCE ALONG THE COAST OF MEXICO TODAY AND
TONIGHT. WINDS AND SEAS WILL DIMINISH FROM W TO E 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...NW WINDS 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 35 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...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.