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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
501 PM 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 CURRENTLY MOVING ACROSS
THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN WATERS WILL MOVE SE OF AREA TONIGHT. 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

.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 THROUGH WED NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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

.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 THROUGH WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO
3 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.TONIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. 
.TUE...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.