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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1115 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 18.8N 91.8W
MOVING W AT 6 KT ALONG THE COAST OF THE BAY OF CAMPECHE WITH
WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. ERNESTO IS EXPECTED MOVE W AND
INTENSIFY INTO A MINIMAL HURRICANE 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 GULF THROUGH THU. 


GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING E 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

...HURRICANE WARNING...

.OVERNIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. NE TO E 50 TO 60 KT.
WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9
TO 14 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 9 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ.
.THU...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. E WINDS 55 TO 65 KT...
DIMINISHING TO 40 TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT.
.THU NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. NE TO E WINDS
30 TO 40 KT...BECOMING E 15 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT...SEAS 9 TO
14 FT. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...NE WINDS 50 TO 60
KT...BECOMING E 20 TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT.
.FRI THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.THU NIGHT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.