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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1010 AM EDT FRI MAY 18 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 OVER THE EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO WILL
DRIFT E OF AREA SAT WITH WEAK HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING W OF THE
TROUGH AND PREVAILING THROUGH TUE. 


GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.THIS AFTERNOON...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING NE
TO E LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

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

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

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING N TO
NE LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E LESS THAN
10 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.THIS AFTERNOON...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.