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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
521 AM EDT MON AUG 6 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 WEAK RIDGE EXTENDS FROM THE NE GULF TO THE W
CENTRAL GULF AND WILL GRADUALLY LIFT N THROUGH TUE. TROPICAL
STORM ERNESTO NEAR 18N 80W AT 5 AM EDT IS MOVING W AT 10 KT WITH
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. ERNESTO IS FORECAST TO
INTENSIFY TO JUST BELOW HURRICANE STRENGTH AND MOVE ACROSS THE
YUCATAN PENINSULA WED...THEN WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL STORM BEFORE
EMERGING INTO THE FAR EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE NEAR 18.7N 92.2W BY
LATE WED NIGHT. 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

.TODAY...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...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...BECOMING NE TO E IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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

.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. 

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

.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE IN THE
AFTERNOON. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...N WINDS LESS
THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N TO NE LESS THAN 10 KT
WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE...N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO
15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...N TO
NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT N 10 TO
15 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NE WINDS 30 TO
40 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 25 TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT...SEAS
6 FT...BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF
VERACRUZ...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.