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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
509 AM EDT WED JUL 18 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 RIDGE ALONG 27N REMAIN WILL REMAIN STATIONARY
THROUGH FRI...THEN LIFT N TO 28N SAT AND SUN. AN UPPER LEVEL LOW
OVER NE OF THE GULF WILL CONTINUE TO MAINTAIN UNSETTLED WEATHER
OVER MUCH OF THE EASTERN GULF THROUGH TONIGHT. THE NORTHERN
PORTION OF A TROPICAL WAVE OVER WESTERN CUBA WILL MOVE INTO THE
FAR SE GULF TONIGHT...THEN ACROSS THE YUCATAN PENINSULA THU
THROUGH FRI AND INTO BAY OF CAMPECHE SAT. 


GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.TODAY...S WINDS 10 KT IN THE MORNING...BECOMING VARIABLE LESS
THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

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

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E TO SE LESS THAN
10 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...
EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.