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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
520 AM EDT THU OCT 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 WEAK RIDGE ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF WILL SHIFT N
TODAY AHEAD OF LOW PRES CENTER LIFTING N OFF NE COAST OF YUCATAN
PENINSULA. LOW EXPECTED TO MOVE N TO N-NW THROUGH SAT AND BE
ACCOMPANIED BY GALES ACROSS EASTERN SEMICIRCLE. THERE IS A VERY
GOOD CHANCE THIS SYSTEM WILL BECOME A TROPICAL CYCLONE DURING
THE NEXT 24 HOURS. THIS LOW EXPECTED TO REACH NEAR 31N87.5W BY
SAT LATE THEN TURN NE AND MOVE INLAND SAT NIGHT. WINDS AND
SEAS WILL INCREASE QUICKLY TODAY AND TONIGHT OVER E PORTIONS OF
THE GULF ACCOMPANIED BY SCATTERED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS AND
SQUALLS. 

GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

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

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING SE 
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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

.TODAY...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST
OF VERACRUZ...AND E LESS THAN 10 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON...NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.