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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
357 AM EST THU MAR 7 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...HIGH PRES IS BUILDING OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WATERS
BEHIND A FRONTAL BOUNDARY THAT PUSHED THROUGH MOST OF THE GULF
YESTERDAY. THE FRONT REMAINS STALLED FROM WESTERN CUBA TO
24N92W...AND WILL BECOME DIFFUSE THROUGH TODAY. SE RETURN FLOW
WILL INCREASE OVER THE WESTERN GULF SAT AND SUN AHEAD OF A
SECOND COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE SUN.
N WINDS WILL INCREASE TO POSSIBLY GALE FORCE BEHIND THE FRONT ALONG
THE COAST OF MEXICO EARLY MON.


GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.MON...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

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

...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED MON...

.TODAY...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.MON...S OF 24N W OF 95W NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT.
ELSEWHERE N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.

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

...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED MON...

.TODAY...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON...W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
ELSEWHERE N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.