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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
444 AM EDT THU MAR 21 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 WEAKENING COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE STRAITS OF
FLORIDA NEAR 24N81W TO 22N88W TO 21N97W WILL SHIFT SE OF THE GULF
LATER THIS MORNING AS HIGH PRES BUILDS IN FROM THE NW. THE HIGH
WILL SLIDE E ALLOWING FOR SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW FRI...INCREASING
SAT AHEAD OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT. THAT FRONT WILL REACH FROM THE
WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE SUN MORNING WITH
A REINFORCING FRONT OVER TAKING IT FROM 30N88W TO 25N98W LATER
SUN...PUSHING SE OF THE GULF MON MORNING AS HIGH PRES RETURNS.

GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE.
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15
TO 20 KT MON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 8 FT MON.

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

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5
TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE.
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10
TO 20 KT MON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 8 FT MON.

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

.TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TONIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...SE WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10
TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.