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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
501 AM EDT THU MAY 2 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...STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS WILL FOLLOW A COLD
FRONT MOVING OFF THE TEXAS COAST THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL
REACH 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

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT 
LATE WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE S OF 27N LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
TSTMS ENDING EARLY.
.FRI...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE S
OF 27N ENDING EARLY. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...W OF 96W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 TO
13 FT. ELSEWHERE NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO
11 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT
LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 

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

.TODAY...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NW 
LATE. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

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