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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
440 AM EDT SAT MAY 12 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 NW AND N
CENTRAL GULF RELATED TO AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL
GRADUALLY SHIFT EASTWARD THROUGH TONIGHT. A WEAK FRONTAL
BOUNDARY WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATER THIS MORNING...AND
DRIFT EAST ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF WATERS THROUGH LATE MON. A
WEAK PRES PATTERN WILL MAINTAIN GENERALLY LIGHT TO MODERATE
WINDS THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. 


GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

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

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

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

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E LESS THAN 10 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.MON...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.