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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
448 PM EDT FRI MAY 3 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 STRONG COLD FRONT EXTENDING MAINLY NORTH TO SOUTH
FROM SE LOUISIANA TO MERIDA  YUCATAN PENINSULA WILL
CONTINUE TO MOVE EASTWARD EXITING THE AREA LATE TONIGHT. COMPLEX
AND ELONGATED LOW PRES AHEAD OF THE FRONT EXTENDS FROM 1008 LOW
CENTER NEAR 28N84W SE ACROSS FLORIDA AND INTO CENTRAL
BAHAMAS...WITH TROUGH EXTENDING S ACROSS WESTERN CUBA. ENTIRE
SYSTEM TO SHIFT SLOWLY NE AND ACROSS FLORIDA TONIGHT THROUGH SAT
MORNING. STRONG TO GALE FORCE NORTHERLY WINDS OVER PORTIONS OF
THE WESTERN GULF BEHIND THE FRONT WILL PERSIST INTO THIS LATE
BEFORE WEAKENING. ANOTHER COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO SWEEP ACROSS
THE NE GULF WATERS LATE SAT THROUGH SUN WITH FRESH TO STRONG
WINDS. WEAK HIGH PRES WILL DOMINATE THE GULF WATERS THE
REMAINDER OF THE FORECAST PERIOD. 

GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 25 KT 
LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.SAT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...N
WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS
5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT WITHIN
60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND NE 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.