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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1050 AM EDT THU JUL 12 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...AN E TO W RIDGE EXTENDING ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF
IS SHIFTING SE IN ADVANCE OF A WEAK COLD FRONT THAT WILL DIP
INTO THE NW WATERS TODAY QUICKLY STALLING FROM THE MISSISSIPPI
DELTA TO NEAR 26N94W. THE RIDGE WILL REBUILD W TONIGHT PUSHING
REMNANTS OF THE FRONT NW OF AREA EARLY FRI. TROPICAL WAVE WILL
MOVE W THROUGH THE FLORIDA STRAITS TODAY INTO THE EASTERN GULF
LATE FRI INTO THE MIDDLE GULF LATE SAT AND SUN...THEN WEAKEN AS
IT PASSES THROUGH THE SW GULF ON MON. 


GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING SE 10 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO
15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

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

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

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.THIS AFTERNOON...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR
LESS. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.