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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
517 PM EDT TUE MAY 15 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...AN OLD FRONTAL BOUNDARY NEARLY STATIONARY FROM THE
CENTRAL FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE NEAR
18N95W WILL BEGIN TO SLOWLY DRIFT E THROUGH THE NE GULF BY LATE
WED. UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL SWEEP EASTWARD ACROSS THE N GULF
TONIGHT THROUGH THU TO PRODUCE ACTIVE WEATHER N OF 27N.
OTHERWISE...A WEAK PRES PATTERN WILL MAINTAIN GENERALLY LIGHT TO
MODERATE WINDS THROUGH SAT. 


GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE EVENING...
BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.WED...N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF
VERACRUZ...N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING N IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...N TO NE WINDS LESS
THAN 10 KT IN THE EVENING...BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.