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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1110 AM EDT WED MAY 2 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...LOW LEVEL DISTURBANCE ACROSS THE N CENTRAL WATERS
OFF THE SW LOUISIANA COAST WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NW AND INLAND
ACROSS LOUISIANA AND FAR SE TEXAS THIS AFTERNOON. OTHERWISE...A
RIDGE EXTENDS W ACROSS THE N COASTAL PLAINS AND WILL SHIFT N OF
AREA AS THE DISTURBANCE DISSIPATES INLAND TONIGHT INTO THU. A
SURFACE HIGH WILL SHIFT SE ACROSS THE EASTERN WATERS WITH
SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW INCREASING OVER THE WESTERN GULF ON SAT
NIGHT AND SUN. 


GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE IN THE
AFTERNOON. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...E TO SE WINDS
LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E LESS THAN 10 KT
WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E LESS
THAN 10 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.