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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
450 PM EDT THU AUG 16 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...THE WESTERN EXTENSION OF THE ATLC RIDGE WILL EXTEND
ALONG 27N THROUGH MON. A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 93W S OF 23N IS
MOVING WNW AT 10 KT. THE WAVE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF
THE SW GULF AND BAY OF CAMPECHE TONIGHT INTO FRI MORNING AND
APPROACH 97W FRI NIGHT. LOW PRES MAY FORM ON THE WAVE PRIOR TO
OR JUST AS IT APPROACHES 97W. THE POSSIBILITY EXISTS THAT THE
LOW WILL INTENSIFY WHILE GRADUALLY MOVING IN A NNW DIRECTION
VERY NEAR OR JUST INLAND THE COAST OF NE MEXICO FRI NIGHT
THROUGH MON ACCOMPANIED BY SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS WITH
GUSTY WINDS. 


GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO
3 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO
20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...E TO
SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...N WINDS LESS
THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 2 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST
OF VERACRUZ. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.