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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
438 AM EDT MON AUG 20 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...AN E TO W SURFACE TROUGH ACROSS THE N CENTRAL GULF
WATERS WILL LINGER THROUGH TONIGHT. A STATIONARY FRONT INLAND
OVER THE NW AND N CENTRAL GULF COAST STATES WILL ATTEMPT TO SHIFT
SE INTO THE GULF THROUGH THE WEEK...DISSIPATING BY THE END OF THE
WEEK. THE NORTHERN PORTION OF A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 82W WILL MOVE
ACROSS THE SW GULF TUE THROUGH THU.


GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.TODAY...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...SHIFTING TO S AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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

.TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...E TO 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...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN
10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST
OF VERACRUZ...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF
VERACRUZ...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...VARIABLE
WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED THROUGH FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.TODAY...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...SHIFTING TO S AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.