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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
431 AM EDT FRI AUG 17 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 AN ATLC RIDGE WILL EXTEND
ALONG 27N THROUGH THE WEEKEND. A TROPICAL WAVE S OF 23N ALONG
95W WILL DRIFT NW WITH LOW PRES EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ON THE WAVE
LATER TODAY. THE LOW HAS THE POTENTIAL TO DEVELOP INTO A TROPICAL
CYCLONE AS IT MOVES NW TOWARD AND EVENTUALLY INLAND OVER THE NE
MEXICAN COAST SAT. THE LOW IS THEN FORECAST TO TURN N AND LINGER
ALONG OR JUST INLAND OF MEXICO INTO NEXT WEEK. SCATTERED TO
NUMEROUS TSTMS WITH GUSTY WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THE LOW.


GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.TODAY...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING S 10 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT IN THE MORNING. WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...NW WINDS
LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO
3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 KT IN THE MORNING...BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS
LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.