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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1057 AM EDT SAT AUG 18 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 DEPRESSION HELENE INLAND NEAR 22.0N 98.0W
AT 11 AM EDT MOVING NW AT 8 KT WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS
30 KT GUSTS TO 40 KT. HELENE WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES FURTHER
INLAND THIS AFTERNOON. A RIDGE ALONG 27N WILL PERSIST THROUGH
THE WEEKEND. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW GULF MON...AND
DRIFT SLOWLY EASTWARD ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH WED. 


GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.THIS AFTERNOON...S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.MON...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...SE TO S 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...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WITHIN 60 NM OF
COAST OF VERACRUZ...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING S TO SW
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF
COAST OF VERACRUZ.
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST
OF VERACRUZ...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.THIS AFTERNOON...SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.TONIGHT...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.