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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
528 AM EDT SAT AUG 4 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...WEAK RIDGE ALONG 28N WILL LIFT SLOWLY N INTO EARLY
NEXT WEEK. A SURFACE TROUGH E OF FLORIDA ALONG 79W-80W WILL DRIFT
W ACROSS FLORIDA AND INTO THE EASTERN GULF TODAY THROUGH
MON...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 YUCATAN PENINSULA LATE TUE THROUGH WED.


GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

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

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.TODAY...E 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
10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.