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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1058 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....WEAK TROUGH FROM FLORIDA PANHANLE TO SE TEXAS WILL
LIFT TO THE N TONIGHT. TROPICAL STORM ERNESTO IN THEJ WESTERN
CARIBBEAN ERNESTO IS FORECAST TO INTENSIFY HURRICANE THEN MOVE
INLAND WED...THEN WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL STORM BEFORE EMERGING
INTO THE FAR SOUTHERN BAY OF CAMPECHE MOVING W NEAR THE COAST OF
MEXICO ALONG 19N FRI AND SAT THEN MOVE INLAND AGAIN SAT. 


GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.THIS AFTERNOON...E 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

.THIS AFTERNOON...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

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E
LESS THAN 10 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ. 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 25 TO
35 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 45 TO 55 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

.THIS AFTERNOON...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.