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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
506 AM EDT MON APR 23 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 DRY COLD FRONT OVER THE FAR NORTHERN WATERS WILL
QUICKLY MOVE SE ACROSS THE GULF THROUGH TONIGHT. FRESH TO STRONG
NORTHERLY WINDS WILL PERSIST IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT OVER MUCH
OF THE MIDDLE AND EASTERN PORTION THROUGH TONIGHT. WINDS WILL
SLOWLY DIMINISH OVER THE WESTERN THROUGH TONIGHT. INCREASING SE
FLOW WILL RETURN TO THE FAR WESTERN PORTION BEGINNING ON TUE AND
SPREADING E ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF BY LATE WED AS A RIDGE
DEVELOPS FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO THE TEXAS COAST. 


GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.TODAY...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...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

.TODAY...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE AND 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

.TODAY...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. 
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE AND 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

.TODAY...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.