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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
438 PM EST MON DEC 30 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...STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM SW FLORIDA TO NEAR
21.5N91W LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL MEANDER TONIGHT AND TUE. A
COLD FRONT OVER THE NW WATERS FROM CENTRAL LOUISIANA COAST TO
1016 MB LOW PRES NEAR 24.5N95.5W TO NEAR 21.5N98W WILL MOVE S
AND SE ACROSS THE W HALF OF GULF THROUGH TUE...AND MERGE WITH
STATIONARY FRONT FROM THE FLORIDA STRAITS TO 22N94W TO CENTRAL
BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE TUE. LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP OVER THE SW
GULF ALONG FRONT ON WED AND LIFT N WITH FRONTAL BOUNDARIES
MOVING N IN TANDEM...THEN SHIFT QUICKLY E-NE ACROSS THE N GULF
THU AND FRI...DRAGGING A COLD FRONT SE ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF BY
LATE FRI. GALE CONDITIONS CURRENTLY W OF THE COLD FRONT WILL
SHIFT S AND CONTINUE THROUGH LATE TUE ACROSS THE SW GULF WATERS.

GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TUE...NE WINDS 20 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT LATE.
SEAS 8 TO 14 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.WED...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO SE 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

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

...GALE WARNING...

.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF
VERACRUZ...AND NE 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT WITHIN
60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. 
.TUE...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...
AND N 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF
COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE.
.TUE NIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...NW WINDS 25 TO
35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT LATE...SEAS 8 TO 15 FT...SUBSIDING
TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT.
.WED...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO W 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT EARLY...BECOMING
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.