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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
505 AM EDT WED APR 25 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 1019 MB HIGH PRES NEAR 27N87W WILL MOVE ENE TO THE
WESTERN ATLC THIS AFTERNOON WITH A RIDGE EXTENDING W TO THE
TEXAS COAST THROUGH SAT. THE COMBINATION OF THE RIDGE AND
DEEPENING LOW PRES IN THE SOUTHERN PLAINS WILL ALLOW FOR
SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW TO DEVELOP OVER THE FAR WESTERN GULF
BEGINNING TONIGHT...AND SPREAD E ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA BY FRI
WITH LITTLE CHANGE INTO SAT. WINDS DIMINISH SUN AS THE HIGH
WEAKENS IN ADVANCE OF A WEAK COLD FRONT SAGGING TOWARD NORTHERN
GULF COAST. 


GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...EXCEPT SE 10 TO 15 KT
WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.