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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
447 PM EDT WED MAY 1 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 IS FORECAST TO MOVE INTO THE NW GULF
LATE THU. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT...REACHING
GALE FORCE FRI MORNING OFF THE COAST OF TAMAULIPAS. WINDS AND SEAS
WILL DIMINISH AS THE FRONT SHIFTS SE AND WEAKENS THROUGH SAT. WEAK
HIGH PRES IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE NW GULF WAKE OF THE
FRONT. LOW PRES WILL DEVELOP OVER THE CENTRAL GULF BY FRI AND
SHIFT E ACROSS THE FLORIDA PENINSULA SAT AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT.

GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.TONIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT LATE... BECOMING VARIABLE
WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.THU...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING N LESS THAN
10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED...

.TONIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.THU...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT EARLY... BECOMING
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.SAT THROUGH MON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT EARLY... BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS
LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.