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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1107 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 SW LOUISIANA TO INLAND NE MEXICO WILL
SLOWLY WEAKEN AND BECOME STATIONARY AS IT REACHES FROM THE FAR
WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE BY LATE
TONIGHT. WEAK LOW PRES WILL FORM ALONG THE FRONT AND TRACK NE
THROUGH WED NIGHT PULLING THE WEAKENING FRONTAL TROUGH SOME TO
THE THE E BEFORE DISSIPATING OVER NE WATERS THU. ATLC HIGH PRES
WILL EXTEND W INTO GULF LATE THU THROUGH LATE FRI. A STRONG COLD
FRONT IS FORECAST TO ENTER THE NW WATERS SAT FOLLOWED BY STRONG
OFFSHORE FLOW. 


GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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

.THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 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

.THIS AFTERNOON...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

.THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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.