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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 PM 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...HURRICANE ERNESTO IN THE NW CARIBBEAN SEA NEAR 18.8N
86.2W AT 5 PM EDT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE YUCATAN PENINSULA WED
THEN EMERGE INTO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE AS A TROPICAL STORM WED
NIGHT. IT IS EXPECTED TO RE-INTENSIFY INTO A HURRICANE IN THE SW
GULF THU BEFORE MAKING LANDFALL THEN RAPIDLY WEAKEN OVER
SOUTHERN MEXICO FRI. SWELLS FROM ERNESTO WILL SPREAD OVER MUCH
OF THE S CENTRAL AND NW GULF THROUGH FRI. 


GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT...BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.WED...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
6 TO 9 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...N WINDS
LESS THAN 10 KT. 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 35 TO 45 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 3 TO 5 FT
WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ. 
.WED NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. NE TO E WINDS
40 TO 50 KT...EXCEPT N 15 TO 25 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF
VERACRUZ. SEAS 12 FT...BUILDING TO 16 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WITHIN
60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...SEAS 6 FT...BUILDING TO 10 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. E WINDS
45 TO 65 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT. 
.FRI...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E TO SE WINDS 20 TO
30 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...SEAS 8 TO
11 FT. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...E TO SE WINDS 35 TO
45 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...SEAS
16 FT...SUBSIDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 20 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.