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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1043 AM EDT WED MAY 16 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...A FRONTAL TROUGH FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AREA TO
25N92W WILL MEANDER THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. A LIGHT PRES
PATTERN WILL MAINTAIN A LIGHT TO MODERATE PRES PATTERN ACROSS
THE GULF INTO THE WEEKEND. 


GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

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

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TONIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.THU...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE EVENING...
BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN
10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...EXCEPT NE
10 TO 15 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.