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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1120 AM EDT FRI AUG 24 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....HIGH PRES RIDGE ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF WITH 
MOSTLY LIGHT WINDS EXCEPT FOR ELY WINDS AT 20 KT ACROSS THE SE 
CARIBBEAN AS THE PRES GRADIENT BETWEEN THE RIDGE AND TROPICAL 
STORM ISAAC HAS TIGHTENED. TROPICAL STORM ISAAC IS FORECAST TO 
MOVE INTO CENTRAL CUBA SUN AND INTO THE SE GULF MON THEN 
INTENSIFY INTO A HURRCAINE IN THE NE GULF TUE. ISAAC IS FORECAST 
TO MOVE INLAND  INTO THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AS A HURRICANE WED.

GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. N TO NW
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. 

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO 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...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF
VERACRUZ...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. N WINDS
40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.MON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. N WINDS 45 TO 55 KT...
BECOMING N TO NW 50 TO 60 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT.
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.