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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
440 AM EDT MON APR 9 2012

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 ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF WILL WEAKEN
SLIGHTLY TONIGHT AND TUE AS A WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE
NE WATERS. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AREA
TO THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER BY LATE TUE...FROM TAMPA
TO SW LOUISIANA BY LATE WED...BEFORE BECOMING DIFFUSE THU. SE
RETURN FLOW WILL INCREASE OVER THE WESTERN GULF LATE THU AND FRI
AS HIGH PRES BUILDS OVER THE SE UNITED STATES. 


GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.TODAY...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.TODAY...N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO
3 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.