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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
513 PM 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 INLAND NEAR 18.1N 95.2W AT 
09/2100 UTC MOVING W AT 9 KT WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT 
GUSTS TO 55 KT. ERNESTO WILL DISSIPATE TO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION 
AS IT CONTINUES INLAND TO 18.0N 96.5W LATE TONIGHT...DISSIPATING 
AFTER MOVING INTO THE E PACIFIC WATERS SAT AFTERNOON. SE SWELLS 
GENERATED BY ERNESTO WILL CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE ACROSS THE CENTRAL 
AND NW GULF THROUGH TONIGHT...WHILE HIGH SEAS WITH LARGE SWELLS
PERSISTING ACROSS THE SW GULF THROUGH FRI. A TROPICAL WAVE WILL
MOVE FROM NW CARIBBEAN INTO THE SE GULF LATE SAT MOVING THROUGH
THE CENTRAL TO W GULF THROUGH MON.


GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH TUE...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...

.TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. E WINDS 40 TO
50 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT...SEAS 8 TO
13 FT. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...N TO NE WINDS 40 TO
50 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 20 TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT...SEAS
13 TO 16 FT...SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO
3 FT.