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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
517 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....A SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDING FROM 30N84W TO NEAR KEY
WEST FLORIDA WILL DISSIPATE TONIGHT. A WEAK RIDGE WILL THEN
EXTEND FROM THE NE GULF TO THE W CENTRAL GULF MON...GRADUALLY
LIFTING N THROUGH TUE. TROPICAL STORM ERNESTO NEAR 15.3N 78.6W AT
5 PM EDT MOVING W AT 17 KT WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT
GUSTS 55 KT IS FORECAST TO MOVE ACROSS THE YUCATAN PENINSULA
WED...EMERGING IN THE SW GULF NEAR 20.5N 94.5W THU AFTERNOON.
ERNESTO IS THEN FORECAST TO INTENSIFY TO A HURRICANE AS IT MOVES
TO 21.5N 97.5W FRI AFTERNOON.


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 WED...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. N
TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT...EXCEPT N 10 TO 20 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF
COAST OF VERACRUZ. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.
.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.