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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1125 AM EDT WED APR 17 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...MODERATE TO FRESH SE WINDS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH
THU...AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO REACH THE TEXAS COAST
THU EVENING. WINDS TO GALE FORCE AND RAPIDLY BUILDING SEAS ARE
EXPECTED WAKE OF THE FRONT...OVER THE WESTERN GULF. THE FRONT WILL
WEAKEN AND STALL FROM SW FLORIDA TO THE S CENTRAL GULF BEFORE
DISSIPATING SUN.

GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED FRI...

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EXCEPT BRIEFLY 25 TO
35 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 

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

...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED...

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED FRI...

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST
OF VERACRUZ...AND SE 10 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT
WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ... AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST
OF VERACRUZ...AND E 15 TO 25 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EXCEPT 25 TO 35 KT W OF
94W. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.SUN...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.