000
FZNT32 KNHC 022124
OFFN21

MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
524 PM 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 N CENTRAL WATERS OFF
LOUISIANA COAST CONTINUE TO MOVE NW INLAND ACROSS LOUISIANA
TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE...ATLC RIDGE EXTENDS W ACROSS NORTHERN GULF
SHIFT N OF AREA AS DISTURBANCE DISSIPATES INLAND TONIGHT.
SURFACE HIGH PRES SHIFT SE ACROSS EASTERN WATERS WITH SOUTHERLY
RETURN FLOW INCREASING OVER WESTERN GULF LATE SAT AND SUN. 


GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING NE TO E AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...E WINDS LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN
10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...E TO
SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE MORNING...BECOMING VARIABLE
WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...
EXCEPT E LESS THAN 10 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.