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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
431 AM EDT SUN AUG 19 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...A WEAK RIDGE WILL PERSIST ALONG 27N TODAY...WEAKENING
TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE NW. THE FRONT WILL
ENTER THE NW GULF MON...STALLING FROM S LOUISIANA TO THE TEXAS
AND MEXICO BORDER TUE AND WED...DISSIPATING THU. THE NORTHERN
PORTION OF A TROPICAL WAVE WILL CLIP THE SOUTHERN WATERS EARLY IN
THE WEEK.


GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

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

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

.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 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

.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON AND 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 4 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.TODAY...S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...S 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.