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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
453 AM EDT TUE MAY 8 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 RIDGE ALONG 28N WILL PREVAIL OVER THE GULF THROUGH
TUE. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF WED AND LIE
FROM TAMPA BAY TO 25N87W BY THU EVENING BEFORE PASSING E OF THE
AREA. AN INVERTED TROUGH WILL PASS OFF THE TEXAS COAST FRI AND
SLOWLY MOVE E TO 92W BY SAT EVE. 


GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.TODAY...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

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

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

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 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 TO SE LESS THAN
10 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF
VERACRUZ...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO
20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...NE TO
E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING SE TO S
LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.WED...S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.THU...W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.