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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1054 AM EDT THU APR 19 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 STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM LOW PRES 1013 MB
AT 30N84W TO YUCATAN PENINSULA. LOW PRES DRIFT NE AND FRONT
DISSIPATES LATER TODAY. STRONGER COLD FRONT ENTER WESTERN GULF
FRI NIGHT AND EXTEND FROM SE LOUISIANA TO 18N94W EARLY SAT.
EXPECT STRONG TO WINDS BEHIND FRONT BEFORE IT MOVES E OF THE
AREA LATE SUN. NORTHERLY WINDS AND SEAS DIMINISH BY MON. 


GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.THIS AFTERNOON...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO
3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING NE
TO E LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF
VERACRUZ...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT LATE IN THE MORNING...
BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING SE LESS
THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO
3 FT. 
.SAT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.