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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
352 AM EST THU DEC 26 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 SURFACE TROUGH WILL PERSIST OVER THE SW GULF UNTIL
SAT WHEN IT MERGES WITH A COLD FRONT MOVING IN FROM THE
WEST...CREATING A LOW PRES SYSTEM ALONG THE FRONT THAT WILL MOVE
FROM THE SW GULF TOWARD THE FL PANHANDLE SAT. ANOTHER SURFACE
TROUGH DEVELOPING N OF THE YUCATAN CHANNEL WILL REMAIN THERE UNTIL
IT MERGES WITH THIS COLD FRONT LATE SAT. A SECOND COLD FRONT MOVE
INTO NW GULF BY EARLY MON.

GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.TODAY...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

.TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE
SWELL WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 4 TO 6 FT
ELSEWHERE.
.SAT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.