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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
507 AM EDT FRI APR 20 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...A WEAK PRES PATTERN ACROSS THE AREA WILL SHIFT E
THROUGH EARLY TONIGHT AS LOW PRES OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS DROPS
SE. A COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW PRES WILL ENTER THE NW
GULF FRI NIGHT. THE LOW PRES WILL QUICKLY MOVE ACROSS THE
NORTHERN GULF TO S OF 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 TRACK
NE TO ALONG THE SE U.S. COAST PUSHING THE COLD FRONT TO SE OF
THE AREA BY LATE SUN. NORTHERLY WINDS AND SEAS DIMINISH FOR ALL
BUT THE FAR SE GULF MON AND TUE. 


GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING SW TO W
10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SUN...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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

.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF
VERACRUZ...SE TO S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST
OF VERACRUZ...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN
10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 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...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT WITHIN
60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.TODAY...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING SE TO S AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W TO NW 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.