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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1114 AM EDT TUE AUG 7 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...TROPICAL STORM ERNESTO IN THE NW CARIBBEAN SEA IS 
FORECAST TO MOVE W-NW AND INTENSIFY TO HURRICANE FORCE JUST 
PRIOR TO LANDFALL BEFORE MOVING ACROSS THE YUCATAN PENINSULA 
WED. ERNESTO IS THEN FORECAST TO EMERGE INTO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE 
AND SW GULF NEAR 19.4N 93.4W THU MORNING WHILE RE-STRENGTHENING
TO A HURRICANE...THEN MOVING BACK INLAND OVER MEXICO FRI MORNING
NEAR 19.2N 96.6W...RAPIDLY WEAKENING OVER LAND. SWELLS FROM
ERNESTO SHOULD SPREAD OVER MUCH OF THE S CENTRAL AND NW GULF WED
THROUGH FRI.


GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. 
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 TO 5 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...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT...BUILDING TO 8 FT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT. 
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE LESS THAN
10 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 25 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...N TO NE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...
EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ. 
.WED...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. N TO NE WINDS 15 TO
25 KT...INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WITHIN 60 NM
OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING
10 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT
WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ. 
.WED NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NE WINDS 35 TO
45 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 45 TO 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT...SEAS
12 FT...BUILDING TO 16 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST
OF VERACRUZ...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...SEAS 6 FT...BUILDING TO
10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E WINDS
45 TO 65 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT. 
.FRI...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N TO NW 15 TO
25 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.WED THROUGH SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.