000 FZNT32 KNHC 232144 OFFN21 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 544 PM 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 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. NE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. .SUN...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. N TO NE WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. N TO NW WINDS 45 TO 55 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. SE WINDS 50 TO 60 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. GULF OF MEXICO FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 87W ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. N TO NW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT...DIMINISHING TO 30 TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 14FT. .SUN...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. N TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. SW TO W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. SE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SW GULF OF MEXICO S OF 22N W OF 87W .TONIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. SE TO S WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. .SUN...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. S WINDS 35 TO 45 KT... DIMINISHING TO 30 TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 TO 17 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. S WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.