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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1059 AM EDT SAT JUN 23 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...ELONGATED LOW PRES CENTERED ON 1002 MB LOW NEAR 25N
87.5W WITH TROUGH EXTENDING SW TO BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL CONTINUE
TO DOMINATE THE BASIN THROUGH WED. THE LOW IS EXPECTED TO DRIFT
N INTO THE N CENTRAL GULF THROUGH SUN...POSSIBLY INTENSIFYING TO
TROPICAL CYCLONE...THEN DRIFT W MON THROUGH WED. BANDS OF STRONG
TSTMS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE WILL PREVAIL ACROSS
LARGE PORTIONS OF E AND NE GULF THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 


GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO
15 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.MON THROUGH WED...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO
15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF
VERACRUZ...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W TO NW AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W LESS
THAN 10 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.WED...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

...GALE WARNING...

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 35 KT
N OF 24N. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT.
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.