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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1012 PM EDT SUN APR 15 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...THE SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA
WILL DIMINISH FROM THE W TO E ON MON AS A WEAK COLD FRONT
BRIEFLY STALLS OVER THE TEXAS COASTAL PLAINS. THE FRONT WILL
MOVE E AGAIN ON TUE REACHING FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE
CENTRAL WATERS TUE NIGHT...THEN DRIFTING E ACROSS THE NE GULF
WED AND WED NIGHT. REMNANTS OF THE FRONT WILL DISSIPATE OVER N
FLORIDA ON THU AS AN E TO W RIDGE DEVELOPS ACROSS THE NORTHERN
COASTAL PLAINS. THE RIDGE WILL SHIFT S TO ALONG 28N FRI. 


GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.OVERNIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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

.OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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

.OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...SE WINDS
10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...SE TO S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT.