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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1024 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 EARLY 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 AND WILL DOMINATE THE REGION THROUGH MON. A 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

.OVERNIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING E LESS
THAN 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.THU...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. 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 WARNING...

.OVERNIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.THU...NE 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

.OVERNIGHT...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 4 TO
6 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING E 
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO W LATE.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.