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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
500 AM EDT FRI MAY 11 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...SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS OVER THE NW
GULF RELATED TO AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL DIMINISH THROUGH
LATE AFTERNOON. FURTHER EAST...A WEAK COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM SW
FLORIDA TO 27N90W. THE FRONT WILL MOVE SE OF THE AREA LATER
TODAY. A TROUGH WILL MOVE OFF THE MEXICAN AND TEXAS COASTS EARLY
SAT...REACH FROM S CENTRAL LOUISIANA TO NE MEXICO BY EARLY
SUN...AND FROM THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA TO NW YUCATAN BY EARLY MON.
THE TROUGH WILL DRIFT E AND BECOME DIFFUSE OVER THE NE GULF BY
LATE TUE. 


GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN...W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

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

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT.
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.TODAY...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.