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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
512 PM EDT MON MAY 21 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 HIGH PRESSURE CENTER WILL SHIFT S ACROSS THE
WESTERN GULF THROUGH TUE...THEN MOVE E ACROSS THE CENTRAL WATERS
WED REACHING THE NE WATERS THU...AND MOVE E OF AREA FRI ALLOWING
THE SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW TO INCREASE OVER THE W PORTION. A
BROAD TROUGH WILL CONTINUE OVER THE SE WATERS THROUGH THE PERIOD
BUT WEAKEN FRI AND SAT. 


GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT IN THE EVENING...BECOMING
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TUE...NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...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. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

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