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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
519 AM EDT WED AUG 8 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 INLAND OVER THE YUCATAN
PENINSULA NEAR 18.9N 88.9W AT 5 AM EDT AND WILL MOVE ACROSS THE
YUCATAN PENINSULA TODAY THEN EMERGE ACROSS THE E BAY OF CAMPECHE
AS A TROPICAL STORM LATE THIS AFTERNOON. ERNESTO EXPECTED TO
CONTINUE MOVING W AND RE-INTENSIFY INTO A HURRICANE IN THE SW
GULF BY THU AFTERNOON BEFORE MAKING LANDFALL AND RAPIDLY
WEAKENING OVER SOUTHERN MEXICO EARLY FRI. SE SWELLS FROM ERNESTO
WILL SPREAD OVER MUCH OF THE CENTRAL AND NW GULF TODAY THROUGH
THU. 


GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

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

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

.TODAY...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.THU 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...

.TODAY...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. N TO NE WINDS 20 TO
30 KT...INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...SEAS 7 FT...
BUILDING TO 10 FT 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 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. NE WINDS 35 TO
45 KT...BECOMING E 40 TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT...SEAS 11 TO
16 FT. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...
BECOMING N TO NW 20 TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT...SEAS 7 FT...
BUILDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. E TO SE
WINDS 45 TO 55 KT...EXCEPT E 55 TO 65 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST
OF VERACRUZ. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT. 
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT...SUBSIDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...SEAS 15 FT...SUBSIDING TO
10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N LESS
THAN 10 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.