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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
913 PM EDT FRI AUG 3 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 WEAK RIDGE ALONG 26N WILL SLOWLY LIFT N TO THE FAR
NORTHERN GULF BY SAT AND CONTINUE INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. A
SURFACE TROUGH E OF FLORIDA OVER THE BAHAMAS AND CENTRAL CUBA
WILL TRACK W ACROSS FLORIDA AND INTO THE EASTERN GULF FROM LATE
SAT NIGHT INTO MON...AND ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF TUE AND WED. IT
WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
ATLC HIGH PRES WILL BUILD WESTWARD ACROSS THE GULF BEHIND THE
TROUGH. TROPICAL STORM ERNESTO CURRENTLY IN THE EASTERN
CARIBBEAN SEA IS FORECAST TO INTENSIFY INTO A MINIMAL HURRICANE
BEFORE IT MOVES ACROSS THE NORTHERN YUCATAN PENINSULA LATE TUE
THROUGH WED. 


GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

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

.OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING SE AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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

.OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING E AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...E TO SE WINDS
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...E TO SE WINDS
10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 30
KT WED. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT WED.

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.OVERNIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO
3 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.