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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
847 AM EST SUN MAR 3 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...FRESH TO STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS IN THE EASTERN HALF
OF THE GULF WILL DIMINISH THROUGH THE DAY AS HIGH PRES BUILDS IN
FROM THE W. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW SETS UP IN THE NW GULF TONIGHT
AND MON AHEAD OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT. THE FRONT WILL MOVE INTO
THE GULF TUE MORNING...REACHING FROM THE WESTERN FLORIDA
PANHANDLE TO NEAR TAMPICO MEXICO TUE LATE...THEN FROM SW FLORIDA
TO THE SW GULF WED MORNING...PUSHING SE OF THE GULF WED NIGHT.
HIGH PRES BUILDS DOWN FROM THE N THU AND FRI.


GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.TODAY...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT.
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE...W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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

.TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

.TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...N WINDS 10 TO
15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4
FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ.
.TONIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF
VERACRUZ...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE LATE.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF
VERACRUZ.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.TODAY...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS
6 TO 9 FT.
.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.