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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1116 AM EDT THU AUG 9 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 AT 18.2N 94.3W MOVING W AT
9 KT WITH WINDS 50 GUSTS 60 KT. ERNESTO EXPECTED TO MOVE W-SW
ACROSS SOUTHERN BAY OF CAMPECHE AND WEAKEN QUICKLY AS IT MOVES
INLAND ACROSS OVER SOUTHERN MEXICO LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND
TONIGHT. SE SWELLS FROM ERNESTO CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE ACROSS
CENTRAL AND NW GULF THROUGH TONIGHT...WHILE HIGH SEAS AND LARGE
SWELL PERSIST ACROSS SW GULF THROUGH FRI. TROPICAL WAVE MOVE
FROM NW CARIBBEAN INTO SE GULF SAT AND THEN DRIFT SLOWLY NW
THROUGH MON. 


GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT N TO NE 30 TO
40 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. WITHIN
60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...BUILDING TO 9 TO
14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. WITHIN 60 NM OF
COAST OF VERACRUZ...SEAS 10 TO 15 FT...SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.