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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1023 PM 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 SHOWERS AND TSTMS OVER THE CENTRAL GULF
RELATED TO AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT
EASTWARD THROUGH SAT NIGHT. A TROUGH WILL MOVE OFF THE MEXICAN
AND TEXAS COASTS EARLY SAT...REACH FROM S CENTRAL LOUISIANA TO
NE BAY OF CAMPECHE BY SUN AFTERNOON...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 AS A WEAK PRES
GRADIENT SETS UP ACROSS THE GULF IN ITS WAKE...AND REMAINS IN
PLACE THROUGH WED. 


GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT IN THE EVENING...BECOMING VARIABLE
WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO
3 FT. 

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

.OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO
3 FT. 

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

.OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF
VERACRUZ...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN
10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E TO SE LESS THAN 10 KT
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 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.OVERNIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO
3 FT.