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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
515 PM 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

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING 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...NW WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT OR LESS...BECOMING 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.MON...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E TO SE
WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF
VERACRUZ...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE IN THE
AFTERNOON. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...N TO NW WINDS
LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NE
TO E 10 TO 15 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ. SEAS 2 TO
3 FT. 
.WED...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...
BECOMING N TO NE 30 TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WITHIN 60 NM OF
COAST OF VERACRUZ...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO
15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NE WINDS 35 TO
45 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 40 TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT...SEAS
5 FT...BUILDING TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST
OF VERACRUZ...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO
25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT...SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.TONIGHT...NE TO E 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 FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.