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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
439 PM EDT THU SEP 13 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...AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OVER THE NW AND N CENTRAL GULF
WILL CONTINUE TO GENERATE SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS OVER THOSE
PORTIONS OF THE GULF THROUGH TONIGHT. A STATIONARY FRONT IN THE 
SE GULF FROM THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO JUST W OF SW FLORIDA
CONTINUES TO SPARK ADDITIONAL CONVECTION. THE FRONT WILL
DISSIPATE BY FRI. OTHERWISE HIGH PRES OVER THE SE U.S. STATES
WILL MAINTAIN MODERATE TO FRESH NE TO E WINDS OVER THE NE
GULF...WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE EASTERLY WINDS ELSEWHERE GULF
THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK.


GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO
15 KT LATE. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...E WINDS LESS
THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...EXCEPT N TO
NW 10 TO 15 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ. SEAS 2 TO
3 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.