000
FZNT32 KNHC 060218
OFFN21

MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1018 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 ALONG 84W S OF 27N WILL DISSIPATE
THROUGH MON AFTERNOON AS IT SLOWLY MOVES W. 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 15.4N 79.7W AT
11 PM EDT IS MOVING W AT 10 KT WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT
GUSTS 55 KT. ERNESTO IS FORECAST TO INTENSIFY TO A MINIMAL
HURRICANE AND MOVE ACROSS THE YUCATAN PENINSULA WED...THEN WEAKEN
TO A TROPICAL STORM BEFORE EMERGING INTO THE FAR EASTERN BAY OF
CAMPECHE NEAR 19.0N 91.4W BY EARLY WED EVENING. ERNESTO IS THEN
FORECAST TO INTENSIFY SOME AS IT TRACK NW ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF
THE BAY OF CAMPECHE AND SW GULF THU AND TO INLAND SE MEXICO FRI.


GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.OVERNIGHT...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

.OVERNIGHT...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...NE TO 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 FRI...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. 

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

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

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 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.