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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1110 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...A WEAK RIDGE EXTENDING FROM THE NE GULF TO THE SW
GULF WILL SLOWLY LIFT N INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. A SURFACE TROUGH
CURRENTLY E OF FLORIDA ALONG 80W WILL DRIFT W ACROSS FLORIDA AND
THEN INTO THE E GULF LATE TONIGHT INTO SUN...THEN TOWARD THE
CENTRAL GULF THROUGH WED. TROPICAL STORM ERNESTO CURRENTLY IN
THE E CARIBBEAN IS FORECAST TO INTENSIFY INTO A MINIMAL
HURRICANE BEFORE IT MOVES ACROSS THE YUCATAN PENINSULA LATE TUE
THROUGH WED. ATLC HIGH PRES WILL BUILD WESTWARD ACROSS THE GULF
BEHIND THE TROUGH AND N OF ERNESTO. 


GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.