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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1036 PM 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...HIGH PRES IS BUILDING OVER THE NORTHERN GULF BEHIND
A COLD FRONT MOVING INTO FLORIDA...AND AHEAD OF LOW PRES AND
TRAILING FRONT THAT WILL ENTER THE NW GULF FRI NIGHT. THE LOW
PRES WILL SHIFT TO SOUTHERN LOUISIANA BY EARLY SAT WITH THE
FRONT EXTENDING TO TAMPICO MEXICO...AND REACH FROM THE BIG BEND
AREA OF FLORIDA TO NE YUCATAN BY EARLY SUN. THE LOW PRES WILL
SHIFT INTO THE CAROLINAS AND THE FRONT SE OF THE AREA BY LATE
SUN. NORTHERLY WINDS AND SEAS DIMINISH FOR ALL BUT THE FAR SE
GULF MON THROUGH TUE. 


GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING S LESS
THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

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

.OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SUN...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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

.OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW 15 TO 25 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.FRI...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.