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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1005 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 REINFORCING DRY COLD FRONT WILL RACE S ACROSS THE
CENTRAL AND EASTERN WATERS THIS AFTERNOON. A SURFACE HIGH WILL
SHIFT SE OVER THE NW WATERS TONIGHT...AND MOVE E TO NEAR TAMPA
BAY WED WITH A STATIONARY RIDGE EXTENDING W TO THE TEXAS COASTAL
BEND THROUGH FRI. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE W
WATERS TUE NIGHT...AND SPREAD E ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF BY THU
WITH LITTLE CHANGE THROUGH FRI. 


GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.THIS AFTERNOON...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 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING S AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 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

.THIS AFTERNOON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.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

.THIS AFTERNOON...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 3 TO 5 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 2 TO
3 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.THIS AFTERNOON...N TO 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 TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.