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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1031 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 94W S OF 23N IS
MOVING WNW AT 10 KT. THE WAVE WILL WILL REACH 96W BY EARLY FRI
EVENING WITH LOW PRES EXPECTED TO FORM ON THE WAVE NEAR 22N. THE
LOW MAY POSSIBLY INTENSIFY INTO A TROPICAL CYCLONE AS IT TRACKS
NW TOWARDS AND INLAND THE NE MEXICAN COAST ON SAT. THE LOW IS
THEN FORECAST TO TURN N AND LINGER ALONG OR JUST INLAND THE NE
MEXICAN COAST INTO NEXT WEEK. THE LOW WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY
SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS WITH GUSTY WINDS. 


GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.OVERNIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING S 10 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. 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

.OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 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 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

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

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 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.