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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1118 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....TROUGH EXTENDING FROM FLORIDA BIG BEND TO 27N90W
WILL DRIFT E AND DISSIPATE BY FRI. TROPICAL STORM ISAAC 
CURRENTLY WELL SE OF THE GULF IS FORECAST TO MOVE NW ACROSS THE 
STRAITS OF FLORIDA SUN NIGHT AND APPROACH SW FLORIDA MON AS A 
HURRICANE AND OVER NE GULF TUE.

GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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

.THIS AFTERNOON...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 SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. 
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E LESS THAN
10 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...E TO SE
WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. 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

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 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. NE WINDS
55 TO 65 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.MON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. N TO NE WINDS 30 TO
40 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 TO
14 FT.