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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
447 PM 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 SURFACE TROUGH OVER THE FAR EASTERN GULF NEAR
THE FLORIDA COAST WILL SHIFT W TO THE CENTRAL GULF BY TUE NIGHT
BEFORE DISSIPATING. TROPICAL STORM ERNESTO IN THE WESTERN
CARIBBEAN SEA IS FORECAST TO INTENSIFY INTO A HURRICANE BEFORE
MOVING INLAND THE YUCATAN PENINSULA EARLY TUE EVENING...AND TO
NEAR 18.7N 87.8W BY LATE TUE NIGHT. ERNESTO IS THEN FORECAST TO
CONTINUE INTO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE TO NEAR 19.5N 94.OW BY THU
AFTERNOON...AND TO INLAND MEXICO THU NIGHT INTO EARLY FRI ...TO
NEAR 19.5N 96.5W BY FRI AFTERNOON. SWELLS FROM ERNESTO SHOULD
SPREAD OVER MUCH OF THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL PORTIONS OF THE
GULF WED AND INTO EARLY FRI. 


GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT IN THE EVENING...
BECOMING 2 FT OR LESS. 
.TUE...SW TO W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH SAT...E 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. 
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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

.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 10 TO 15 KT. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF
VERACRUZ...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING N TO NW
LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF
VERACRUZ...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NE WINDS 10 TO
20 KT...INCREASING TO 50 TO 60 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WITHIN 60 NM
OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING
N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NE TO E WINDS
50 TO 60 KT...SEAS 7 FT...BUILDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...
BECOMING N 10 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT...SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.