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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1007 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 COLD FRONT PRECEDED BY A LINE A THUNDERSTORMS WILL
ENTER THE NW GULF TONIGHT AND RACE TO A POSITION FROM THE
MISSISSIPPI DELTA TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE SAT MORNING...FROM THE
FLORIDA BIG BEND TO YUCATAN PENINSULA EARLY SUN WITH LOW PRES
DEVELOPING ALONG THE FRONT. THE LOW WILL MOVE E ACROSS FLORIDA
SUN DRAGGING THE FRONT THROUGH THE FLORIDA STRAITS LATE SUN.
STRONG NORTHERLY POST FRONTAL WINDS WILL DIMINISH MON AND TUE
WITH SOUTHERLY FLOW RETURNING OVER THE NW WATERS TUE NIGHT. 


GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING N 10 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE 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 8 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...EXCEPT SE
10 TO 15 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SAT NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO
LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW TO W 10 TO 20 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 25 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.