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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
453 PM 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 22.6N 98.8W
AT 5 PM EDT MOVING WNW AT 4 KT WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS
25 KT GUSTS TO 35 KT. HELENE WILL DISSIPATE OVERNIGHT AS IT
MOVES FURTHER INLAND. A RIDGE ALONG 27N WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE
WEEKEND. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW GULF MON...AND
DRIFT STALL ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF TUE AND WED BEFORE
DISSIPATING THU. 


GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...SE TO S
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO
3 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.TONIGHT...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SUN...S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...
BECOMING 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO
3 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.