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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
522 AM EDT SAT OCT 5 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...TROPICAL STORM KAREN AT 26.9N 91.2W 1008 MB AT 5 AM
EDT MOVING NNW AT 6 KT. MAXIMUM WINDS 35 KT GUSTS TO 45 KT.
KAREN IS NOT EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY PRIOR TO LANDFALL. IT WILL BE
NEAR 27.6N 91.2W SAT LATE...28.4N 90.5W EARLY SUN...29.5N 89.2W
BY THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER SUN LATE...THEN ACCELERATE
NE MAKING LANDFALL NEAR MOBILE ALABAMA SUN NIGHT. A COLD FRONT
WILL MOVE OFF SE TEXAS COAST SUN...REACHING FROM THE FLORIDA
PANHANDLE TO W BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE MON...THEN BECOME DIFFUSE TUE.

GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...

.TODAY...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. SE WINDS 25 TO
35 KT...SHIFTING TO SW LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT...SUBSIDING TO 7 TO
10 FT LATE.
.TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. SW WINDS 25 TO
35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. NW
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.TODAY...S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT LATE.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN THROUGH WED...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT LATE.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.MON...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.