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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
542 PM 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...TROPICAL STORM HELENE NEAR 20.5N 96.1W AT
17/2100 UTC MOV NW 3 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS
50 KT. HELENE WILL MOVE TO NEAR 21.1N 96.9W TONIGHT WITH MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT...THEN INLAND OVER MEXICO
NEAR 22.1N 98.1W SAT THEN DISSIPATE SUN. OTHERWISE RIDGE ALONG
27N/28N WILL PERSIST THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. 


GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

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

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.WED...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

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

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...

.TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. SE WINDS 15 TO
25 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WITHIN
60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...
BECOMING SE TO S 30 TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
EXCEPT 8 TO 12 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ.
.SAT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. SE TO S WINDS 10 TO
20 KT...EXCEPT SW 25 TO 35 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 10 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ. 
.SAT NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. SE TO S WINDS
10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT SW 25 TO 35 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF
VERACRUZ. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 10 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST
OF VERACRUZ.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.TONIGHT...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING SE TO S AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 2 FT
OR LESS. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT. 
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING S 20 TO 30 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.