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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
511 AM EDT THU AUG 23 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 SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDING FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND 
SW TO JUST S OF LOUISIANA NEAR 28N90W WILL DRIFT E THROUGH THE 
WEEK DISSIPATING BY FRI. A TROPICAL WAVE IN THE FAR SW GULF WILL 
MOVE W AND INLAND OVER MEXICO BY THIS AFTERNOON. TROPICAL STORM 
ISAAC CURRENTLY WELL SE OF THE GULF IS FORECAST TO MOVE NW TO 
THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA NEAR 24.4N 80.9W SUN NIGHT AS A MINIMAL 
HURRICANE...THEN TO 27.4N 83.7W MON NIGHT. 


GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E LESS THAN 10 KT WITHIN
60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E TO SE LESS THAN 10 KT
WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. 
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF
VERACRUZ...N TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO
15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.
.MON...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.