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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1129 AM EDT THU MAY 3 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...HIGH PRES LOCATED E OF FLORIDA NEAR 31N75W EXTENDS A
RIDGE W ACROSS THE N GULF STATES YIELDING SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW
ACROSS MOST OF THE BASIN. A NARROW ZONE OF FRESH TO STRONG SE
WINDS AND STRONG TSTMS WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS MUCH
OF THE E GULF BEFORE WEAKENING LATE THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT.
HIGH PRESSURE WILL REORGANIZE JUST OFF THE NE FLORIDA COAST FRI
AND DRIFT S TO NW BAHAMAS THROUGH THE WEEKEND WITH RIDGE
EXTENDING W ACROSS THE N GULF COASTAL WATERS. 


GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...SE TO S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO
3 FT. 

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.TONIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT. 

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING NE TO E.
WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10
KT...BECOMING NE TO E LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 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 4 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI 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 4 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO
3 FT. 
.MON...N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.