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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
532 PM 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 LOCATED NEAR 18.9N 91.5W
MOVING W AT 11 KT INTO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE WITH WINDS 45 KT
GUSTS 55 KT. ERNESTO WILL MOVE W AND INTENSIFY ACROSS THE
SOUTHERN BAY OF CAMPECHE THROUGH THU THEN RAPIDLY WEAKEN OVER
SOUTHERN MEXICO THU NIGHT AND FRI. SE SWELLS FROM ERNESTO WILL
CONTINUE TO SPREAD OVER MUCH OF THE CENTRAL AND NW GULF THROUGH
THU. 


GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.THU...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.THU...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...

.TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. NE WINDS 35 TO
45 KT...BECOMING E 40 TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT...SEAS 10 TO
15 FT. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO
15 KT...BECOMING N 30 TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT...SEAS 7 FT...
BUILDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.THU...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. E WINDS 45 TO 55 KT...
DIMINISHING TO 30 TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WITHIN 60 NM OF
COAST OF VERACRUZ...N WINDS 45 TO 55 KT...BECOMING NE 50 TO
60 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. NE TO E WINDS
20 TO 30 KT...BECOMING E 15 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WITHIN
60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...NE TO E WINDS 40 TO 50 KT...
DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT...
SUBSIDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.FRI THROUGH MON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. SE WINDS
10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT.