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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1048 PM 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 NEAR MOBILE BAY TO NEAR 20N96W WILL
SLOWLY WEAKEN AND BECOME STATIONARY AS IT REACHES FROM THE FAR
WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE WED.
WEAK LOW PRES WILL FORM ALONG THE FRONT AND TRACK NE THROUGH WED
NIGHT PULLING THE WEAKENING FRONTAL TROUGH SOME TO 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

.OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING SE 10 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. 

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

.OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED...N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING N IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE 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 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SUN...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. 

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

.OVERNIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 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 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF
VERACRUZ...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.