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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST...UPDATED
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1121 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

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING SE TO S AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 2 FT IN THE EVENING...BECOMING 2 FT OR LESS. 
.TUE...W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING N TO NE IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF
VERACRUZ...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.
.WED NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.
.THU...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.