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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
954 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...A TROUGH EXTENDING FROM THE WESTERN FLORIDA
PANHANDLE SW TO WEAK LOW PRES NEAR 23N97W 1012 MB WILL SLOWLY
MOVE E THROUGH TUE AS A WEAK COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE FAR
NORTHERN COASTAL WATERS. THE LOW IS FORECAST TO DRIFT NE THROUGH
TUE NIGHT...THEN TURN W AND MOVE INLAND THE COAST OF NE MEXICO
WED. THE COLD FRONT WILL BECOME STATIONARY THROUGH WED AND
DISSIPATE WED NIGHT AND THU. THE NORTHERN PORTION OF A TROPICAL
WAVE IN THE CARIBBEAN SEA ALONG 83W WILL MOVE ACROSS THE SW GULF
TUE THROUGH THU. 


GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.THIS AFTERNOON...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING 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

.THIS AFTERNOON...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING SE AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 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

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WITHIN
60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT LATE IN THE
MORNING...BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT.
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING E AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...S
WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 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...BECOMING E TO SE
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...VARIABLE
WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING SE LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 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

.THIS AFTERNOON...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING 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.