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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
453 PM 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 1014 MB AT
30N86W TO 18N92W. 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. NORTHERLY WINDS AND SEAS GRADUALLY DIMINISH
THROUGH MON BEHIND THE FRONT.

GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.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 THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

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

.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 AND FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING N LESS THAN
10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...EXCEPT SE 10 TO
15 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.TONIGHT...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.THU...S TO SW WINDS 10 KT IN THE MORNING...BECOMING VARIABLE
WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.