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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1026 PM 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 MISSISSIPPI TO TAMPICO MX
WILL DRIFT E TUE AS A WEAK COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE NORTHERN
GULF. THE COLD FRONT WILL BECOME STATIONARY WED THEN DISSIPATE
THU. THE NORTHERN PORTION OF A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 85W WILL MOVE
ACROSS THE SW GULF TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU. 


GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.OVERNIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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

.OVERNIGHT...SE TO S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.TUE...SE WINDS 10 KT. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...
EXCEPT SE LESS THAN 10 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.OVERNIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TUE...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.