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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1028 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...A FRONTAL TROUGH EXTENDS FROM 26N85W TO A 1016 MB
LOW PRES  FAR SW GULF NEAR 22N94W. THE COMBINATION OF THE
TROUGH AND HIGH PRES ACROSS THE NORTHERN PORTION IS RESULTING IN
STRONG TO GALE FORCE WINDS OVER THE FAR SW AND W CENTRAL
PORTIONS. THE LOW WILL SLOWLY MOVE N TO NE OVERNIGHT BEFORE
ACCELERATING TO THE NE ON SAT WHILE THE FRONTAL TROUGH LIFTS N.
THE LOW REACH TO NEAR THE VICINITY OF THE FAR WESTERN FLORIDA
PANHANDLE BY SAT NIGHT. THE TROUGH WILL THEN TRANSITION TO A
COLD FRONT BY EARLY SUN AS THE LOW MOVES PULLS AWAY TO THE NE
AND INLAND AWAY FROM THE AREA. NORTHERLY WINDS  WAKE OF
THE FRONT WILL QUICKLY DIMINISH AND BECOME N TO NE BY LATE SUN
AS THE NEXT COLD FRONT ENTERS THE NW GULF. THIS FRONT WILL
QUICKLY MOVE SE WHILE WEAKENING TO NEAR A POSITION FROM THE
FLORIDA KEYS TO THE SW GULF BY MON LATE. THE FRONT WILL CONTINUE
TO WEAKEN AS IT STALLS SE OF THE GULF FROM N CENTRAL CUBA TO THE
YUCATAN PENINSULA LATER ON MON AND THROUGH TUE AS HIGH PRES IN
ITS WAKE INTENSIFIES THE PRES GRADIENT OVER THE FAR SOUTHERN
WATERS. ON WED...WEAKENING HIGH PRES OVER THE AREA WILL ALLOW
FOR WINDS TO DIMINISH  FAR SOUTHERN PORTION WHILE THE
REMNANTS OF THE STALLED FRONT REMAIN SE OF THE AREA. 

GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.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 THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 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

...GALE WARNING W OF 94W...

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT LATE...
EXCEPT W OF 94W N TO NE 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT E OF 94W...
AND 9 TO 14 FT W OF 94W.
.SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO W LATE.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

...GALE WARNING WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...

.TONIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...NW TO N WINDS 25
TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT.
SHIFTING TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE...SEAS 8 TO 13 FT...SUBSIDING TO 7
TO 10 FT LATE.
.SAT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING
TO 10 TO 20 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 10 TO
14 FT...SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 10 FT LATE.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO S 10 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE LATE.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.