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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1122 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 OAT 18.7N 90.4W AT
11 AM EDT MOVE ACROSS YUCATAN PENINSULA AND EMERGE ON BAY OF
CAMPECHE LATE THIS AFTERNOON. ERNESTO EXPECTED TO CONTINUE
MOVING W WITH MINOR INTENSIFICATION IN SW GULF BY THU AFTERNOON
BEFORE MAKING LANDFALL AND RAPIDLY WEAKENING OVER SOUTHERN
MEXICO EARLY FRI. SE SWELLS FROM ERNESTO SPREAD OVER MUCH OF
CENTRAL AND NW GULF THROUGH THU. 


GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.THIS AFTERNOON...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT. 

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI 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...

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WITHIN
60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...SEAS
2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF
VERACRUZ...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF
COAST OF VERACRUZ. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT E 30 TO 40 KT
WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.