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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1043 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...RIDGE ALONG 27N WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE WEEKEND. LOW
PRES IN SW GULF NEAR 20N95W MAY BRIEFLY DEVELOP INTO A TROPICAL
CYCLONE AS IT MOVES N-NW INTO THE NE COAST OF MEXICO THROUGH SAT.
SCATTERED TSTMS WITH GUSTY WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THE LOW.


GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.THIS AFTERNOON...S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH 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 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.THIS AFTERNOON...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS
2 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.