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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
509 AM EDT TUE APR 17 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...COLD FRONT FROM 30N93W TO 27N97W EXPECTED TO STALL
ALONG 90W THEN SHIFT NE TONIGHT AND DISSIPATE OVER NE GULF WATER
WED. ATLC RIDGE ALONG 31N EXTEND W INTO GULF LATE THU THROUGH
LATE FRI. STRONG COLD FRONT ENTERS NW GULF WATERS SAT. 


GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT...W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

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

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN
10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED...N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

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

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON.
WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN
10 KT...BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...EXCEPT N TO NW 10 TO 15 KT
WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.