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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1114 PM EDT SAT AUG 25 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...TROPICAL STORM ISAAC 997 MB AT 22.1N 77.2W AT 11 PM 
SAT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE 50 KT WITH GUSTS TO 60 KT.
ISAAC IS MOVING NW OR 305 DEG AT 15 KT. ISSAC IS EXPECTED TO
INCREASE TO 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT REACHING NEAR 23.4N 79.4W AT 8 AM
SUN...INCREASE TO A MINIMAL HURRICANE WITH 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT NEAR
24.6N 81.8W AT 8 PM SUN. ISSAC IS FORECAST TO INCREASE TO 75 KT
GUSTS 90 KT NEAR 25.8N 83.7W AT 8 AM MON AND 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT
NEAR 27.2N 85.2W AT 8 PM MON...AND 90 KT GUSTS 110 KT NEAR 29.5N
86.5W AT 8 PM TUE...THEN WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL STORM INLAND NEAR
31.5N 86.5W AT 8 PM WED...AND FURTHER WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL
DEPRESSION WELL INLAND NEAR 34.0N 86.0W AT 8 PM THU.

GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.OVERNIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. N TO NE
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NW
WINDS 45 TO 55 KT. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NW WINDS 50 TO
60 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 35 TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 TO
15 FT. 
.WED...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NW WINDS
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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

.OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E LESS
THAN 10 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...N TO NE WINDS
LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...NE WINDS LESS
THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

...HURRICANE WARNING...

.OVERNIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. NE TO E WINDS
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. 
.SUN...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. NE WINDS 25 TO 35
KT...BECOMING N TO NE 50 TO 60 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 TO 14
FT.
.SUN NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. N TO NE WINDS 40 TO
50 KT...BECOMING N 60 TO 70 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 TO 18 FT.
.MON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. N TO NW WINDS 65 TO
75 KT...BECOMING NW 70 TO 80 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 TO
21 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. SW WINDS
70 TO 90 KT. SEAS 16 TO 26 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. 
.WED...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.