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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1120 AM EDT FRI MAY 4 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...WEAK RIDGING LIES E TO W OVER THE NE GULF...ANCHORED
ON A 1020 MB HIGH NEAR 30N77W...WITH GENTLE TO MODERATE SE
BREEZE OVER MOST OF THE BASIN. THESE CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE
UNTIL NEXT WEEK WHEN HIGH PRES DEVELOPS OVER THE E CENTRAL
GULF...CAUSING WINDS TO SHIFT TO THE NW OVER THE E GULF. 


GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.THIS AFTERNOON...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING E TO
SE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...SE TO S WINDS 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 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO
3 FT. 

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

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

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO
3 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.