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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1051 AM EDT WED APR 18 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...WEAK COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM LOW PRES 1013 MB AT
30N87W TO 24N91W THEN STATIONARY TO 18N93W. THE LOW PRES AND THE
COLD FRONT WILL SLOWLY DRIFT THROUGH THE NE GULF THROUGH THU. A
STRONGER COLD FRONT ENTER WESTERN GULF FRI NIGHT AND REACH FROM
LOW PRES CENTER 1004 MB NEAR SE LOUISIANA TO 18N95W EARLY SAT.
EXPECT STRONG TO NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS BUILD SEAS TO 15 FT
BEHIND FRONT BEFORE IT EXITS BASIN LATE SUN. 


GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.THIS AFTERNOON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING SE LESS
THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING NE LESS THAN
10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO
3 FT. 
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN...W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.