000 FZNT32 KNHC 111502 OFFN21 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1102 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 THIS AFTERNOON. 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 .THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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 5 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 .THIS AFTERNOON...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 .THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 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. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT N TO NE LESS THAN 10 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ. 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 .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 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.