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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
538 AM EDT SUN AUG 5 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 W
GULF WILL SLOWLY LIFT N INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. A SURFACE TROUGH
CURRENTLY ACROSS THE FLORIDA PENINSULA WILL DRIFT W INTO THE E
GULF TODAY THEN TOWARD THE CENTRAL GULF THROUGH WED. TROPICAL
STORM ERNESTO CURRENTLY IN THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN IS FORECAST TO
INTENSIFY INTO A HURRICANE BEFORE IT MOVES ACROSS THE YUCATAN
PENINSULA LATE TUE THROUGH WED. ERNESTO EXPECTED TO EMERGE INTO
THE SW GULF WED NIGHT AND THU AS A TROPICAL STORM THEN RE-
INTENSIFY INTO A HURRICANE. 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

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT IN THE
EVENING...BECOMING 2 FT OR LESS. 
.TUE...W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.WED THROUGH THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF
VERACRUZ...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E LESS THAN 10 KT
WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE LESS THAN
10 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.