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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
153 PM EST FRI DEC 27 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...OLD ILL DEFINED FRONTAL ZONE EXTENDS FROM CENTRAL
FLORIDA SW TO FAR W BAY OF CAMPECHE AND IS COMBINING WITH HIGH
PRES STRETCHED ACROSS GULF COAST STATES TO PRODUCE STRONG TO
GALE FORCE WINDS N OF BOUNDARY. STATIONARY LOW PRES ALONG S END
OF FRONTAL ZONE NEAR 21N94.5W WILL DRIFT IN N TO NE THROUGH
TONIGHT. PORTION OF FRONTAL ZONE E OF 90W WILL ALSO DRIFT N THIS
LATE THROUGH SAT AND MOVE INTO NE GULF COASTAL WATERS...WITH LOW
PRES DEVELOPING ALONG NEW WARM FRONT SAT LATE...SHIFTING NE AND
INTO THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE EARLY ON SUN. N TO NW WINDS BEHIND
LIFTING LOW WILL PUSH A COLD FRONT SE ACROSS THE E WATERS ON SUN
AND STALL FROM NEAR EXTREME S FLORIDA TO 21N96W BY MON . ANOTHER
WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE FAR NW GULF ON SUN NIGHT AND
DISSIPATE ACROSS N PORTION MON. HIGH PRES BEHIND THIS SECOND
FRONT WILL REINFORCE THE INITIAL FRONT AND PUSH IT SLIGHTLY
SE...REACHING FRONT STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO N COAST OF YUCATAN
TUE. 

GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 15 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...E OF 92W NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. W OF 92W N
TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO W LATE.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO N 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

.TODAY...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF
VERACRUZ...AND NE 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT WITHIN
60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. 
.TONIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...N WINDS 20 TO
30 KT...BECOMING NW 15 TO 25 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...N
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF
VERACRUZ...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. 
.SAT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...NW WINDS 15 TO
25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF
VERACRUZ...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO N 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 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. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.