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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1037 AM EDT SUN APR 22 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 WILL PASS THROUGH THE FLORIDA STRAITS
THIS EVENING. FRESH TO STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS IN THE WAKE OF THE
FRONT WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH FROM W TO E THROUGH MON NIGHT WITH
INCREASING SE FLOW RETURNING TO THE NW WATERS TUE AND SPREADING
E ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF BY LATE WED AS A RIDGE DEVELOPS FROM
TAMPA BAY TO THE TEXAS COASTAL BEND. 


GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.THIS AFTERNOON...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO
15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...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. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...
EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF
VERACRUZ...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN
10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E TO SE LESS
THAN 10 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.THIS AFTERNOON...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NW 15 TO
20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N TO NW 10 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.TUE...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.