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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1028 PM 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 REINFORCING COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP SE THROUGH THE
GULF WATERS TONIGHT AND MON. FRESH TO STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL
PERSIST IN THE WAKE OF THIS FRONT FORECAST TO MOVE SE OF AREA MON
NIGHT. WINDS 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

.OVERNIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING S AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

.OVERNIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.MON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

.OVERNIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...N WINDS LESS
THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...
EXCEPT E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.OVERNIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING 15 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.MON...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.