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FZNT32 KNHC 180314
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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1114 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 21.0N 96.4W AT 18/0300 UTC
MOVE NW 6 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT. HELENE
WILL MOVE TO NEAR 22.2N 97.8W LATE SAT WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS
OF 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT...THEN INLAND OVER MEXICO NEAR 23.0N 98.0W
EARLY SUN THEN WILL DISSIPATE. OTHERWISE A RIDGE ALONG 27N/28N
WILL PERSIST THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK.


GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.OVERNIGHT...SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...

.OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. SE WINDS 20 TO
30 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 30 TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. SE WINDS 30 TO
40 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH WED...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE SUN. S WINDS
15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...

.OVERNIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E TO SE WINDS
15 TO 25 KT...SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF
VERACRUZ...W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.SAT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST
OF VERACRUZ...SW TO W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT...SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. SE TO
S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. E WINDS 15 TO
25 KT...EXCEPT E TO SE 25 TO 35 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF
VERACRUZ. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...
SEAS 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.OVERNIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT...SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH WED...S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.