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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
447 AM EDT THU OCT 31 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...HIGH PRES OVER THE AREA WILL CONTINUE TO SLIDE
EASTWARD THROUGH. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR A COLD FRONT TO MOVE OFF
THE TEXAS COAST THIS LATE. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM SE LOUISIANA
TO SE TEXAS EARLY ON FRI...THEN SLOW DOWN SOME AS IT REACHES FROM
THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO NEAR 25N91W AND STATIONARY TO JUST N OF
TAMPICO MEXICO BY LATE FRI NIGHT. WEAK HIGH PRES BEHIND THE FRONT
WILL BE REINFORCED BY STRONGER HIGH PRES ON SAT PUSHING THE FRONT
TO A POSITION FROM NEAR FORT MYERS FLORIDA TO NEAR 24N90W AND TO
NEAR TAMPICO SAT LATE...TO JUST SE OF THE AREA BY LATE SAT. FRESH
TO STRONG N TO NE WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS MAINLY OVER THE WESTERN
PORTION WILL FOLLOW IN BEHIND THE FRONT THROUGH SUN AS HIGH SLIDES
EASTWARD OVER THE AREA. ON MON THE HIGH PRES WEAKENS OVER THE
WESTERN AND CENTRAL WATERS ALLOWING FOR WINDS AND SEAS TO SUBSIDE.

GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.TODAY...S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.FRI...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF
VERACRUZ...AND E 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...SE WINDS LESS THAN
10 KT EARLY...BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. ELSEWHERE...
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.