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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1117 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...WEAK RIDGE ACROSS NORTHERN GULF QUICKLY GIVES WAY TO
TROPICAL STORM KAREN JUST FORMED N OF YUCATAN PENINSULA AND
HEADING NW. KAREN INTENSIFIES TO HURRICANE STRENGTH AND SHIFT
N-NE SAT AND MOVES INLAND NEAR MOBILE ALABAMA LATE SAT.
ELSEWHERE... LIGHT TO GENTLE NE TO E BREEZE THROUGH LATE SAT
WHEN COLD FRONT OFF TEXAS SE COAST BRINGS FRESH TO STRONG N
WINDS W OF 94W. 

GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

...HURRICANE WARNING...

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED.
SE WINDS 45 TO 65 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED.
W WINDS 45 TO 65 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...

.THIS AFTERNOON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. E WINDS
40 TO 50 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. NE WINDS 45 TO
55 KT BECOMING E 50 TO 60 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.FRI...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. SW WINDS 50 TO 60 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. S WINDS 50 TO
60 KT BECOMING SE 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT LATE.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...

.THIS AFTERNOON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. NE WINDS
LESS THAN 10 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ AND NE 40 TO 50
KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TONIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...SE WINDS LESS
THAN 10 KT. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE 10 TO 15
KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF
VERACRUZ AND NW 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...

.THIS AFTERNOON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.
SE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.
SE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.