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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1016 PM 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 TO GALE FORCE NORTHERLY WINDS WILL FOLLOW A
LATE SEASON COLD FRONT THAT EXTENDS FROM 30N93W TO 22N98W. WINDS
ARE FORECAST TO BE BELOW GALE FORCE LATE FRI. WINDS AND SEAS
WILL CONTINUE TO 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 TUE. WEAK LOW PRES LOCATED NEAR 25N83W WILL SHIFT E
ACROSS THE FLORIDA PENINSULA LATE FRI. 

GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

...GALE WARNING...

.OVERNIGHT...W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. E OF 94W N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO
25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT LATE.
.FRI...W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30
KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. E OF 94W N
WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8
FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

...GALE WARNING...

.OVERNIGHT...W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT. E OF 94W N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 15 TO
25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE.
.FRI...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT W OF 94W AND 6 TO 9
FT E OF 94W.
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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

.OVERNIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT 
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...E WINDS LESS
THAN 10 KT. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. BECOMING NE 
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.OVERNIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI...SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING W LATE.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.