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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1103 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 NEAR 18.7N 87.7W AT 11 PM EDT NEAR
THE BELIZE/MEXICO BORDER 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

.OVERNIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO
15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 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 5 TO
7 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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

.OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 20 TO 30 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT...BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.WED...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
7 TO 10 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...

.OVERNIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 20 TO 30 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 20 TO
30 KT...INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WITHIN 60 NM
OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NW
10 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT
WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ. 
.WED NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. NE WINDS 40 TO
50 KT...SEAS 13 FT...BUILDING TO 18 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WITHIN
60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N TO
NW 20 TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT...SEAS 6 FT...BUILDING TO 10 FT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. E WINDS
50 TO 60 KT. SEAS 16 TO 21 FT...EXCEPT 17 TO 27 FT WITHIN 60 NM
OF COAST OF VERACRUZ. 
.FRI...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E TO SE WINDS 15 TO
25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...SEAS
11 FT...SUBSIDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. WITHIN 60 NM OF
COAST OF VERACRUZ...E TO SE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT...BECOMING SE
10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...SEAS 14 FT...SUBSIDING TO 10 FT
IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE 20 TO 30 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.