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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1041 AM EDT THU MAY 17 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 BROAD TROUGH FROM NORTHERN FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN
CHANNEL WILL SLOWLY SLIDE E ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF THROUGH
SAT...AS A RIDGE BUILDS IN FROM THE NE ACROSS THE GULF. THE HIGH
WILL THEN HOLD IN PLACE THROUGH SUN. 


GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 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...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO
15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.THIS AFTERNOON...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO
3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.