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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
444 AM EDT THU MAY 24 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...HIGH PRES OVER THE NE GULF OF MEXICO IS MAINTAINING
FRESH SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW OVER THE WESTERN GULF OF MEXICO. THE
HIGH PRESSURE CENTER WILL LIFT NE OF THE GULF WATERS LATE FRI. A
BROAD TROUGH WILL CONTINUE OVER SE WATERS THROUGH FRI
NIGHT...WEAKEN SAT...AND RETURN SUN INTO MON AS THE TROUGH
RETROGRADES W INTO THE EASTERN GULF. 


GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...SE TO S
WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

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