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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1020 AM EDT SAT APR 21 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...LOW PRESSURE OVER THE N CENTRAL GULF WILL RACE E OF
AREA TONIGHT DRAGGING A WARM FRONT NE ACROSS THE SE WATERS. THE
LOW WILL ALSO TRAIL A COLD FRONT ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF WATERS
TONIGHT AND EARLY SUN WITH THE FRONT MOVING SE OF THE AREA LATE
SUN. STRONG TSTMS WILL PRECEDE BOTH FRONTS THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH EARLY SUN. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL DIMINISH FROM W TO E
THROUGH MON NIGHT WITH SE FLOW RETURNING TO THE NW WATERS TUE
AND SPREADING E ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF BY WED NIGHT. 


GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.THIS AFTERNOON...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.MON...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.MON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO
20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT
3 TO 5 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.THIS AFTERNOON...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.MON...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.