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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
ISSUED BY NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1120 AM EDT FRI JUL 20 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 26N WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY
THROUGH SAT NIGHT THEN SHIFT N ALONG THE GULF COAST SUN THROUGH 
TUE. 

GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.SAT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 5 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS. 
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TUE...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT E 10 TO 15 KT S OF 24N.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 3 TO 4 
FT. 
.SAT...E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO
15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
BECOMING 3 TO 5 FT THROUGHOUT. 
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.