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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1110 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...WEAK RIDGE EXTENDING FROM THE NE GULF TO THE W GULF
WILL SLOWLY LIFT N INTO MON. TROPICAL STORM ERNESTO CURRENTLY IN
THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN IS FORECAST THE YUCATAN PENINSULA LATE TUE
THROUGH WED. ERNESTO EXPECTED TO EMERGE INTO THE SW GULF WED
NIGHT AND THU AS A TROPICAL STORM THEN INTENSIFY INTO A
HURRICANE OVER THE SW GULF FRI. 


GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.TODAY...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. 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...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE TO 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 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU...N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 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.