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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1015 AM EDT THU OCT 18 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...WEAK HIGH PRES EXTENDING FROM THE WESTERN ATLC SW TO
THE CENTRAL GULF WILL E OF THE AREA BY TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT
JUST OFFSHORE THE TEXAS COAST QUICKLY MOVES ACROSS THE GULF
REACHING FROM N CENTRAL FLORIDA TO 26N90W AND STATIONARY TO FAR
S TEXAS FRI MORNING...AND FROM NEAR TAMPA FLORIDA TO 26N90W AND
WEAKENING STATIONARY TO S TEXAS BY FRI LATE. THE FRONT WILL
THEN DISSIPATE FROM S FLORIDA TO NEAR 24N90W BY SAT LATE
WHILE THE WESTERN PORTION LIFTS N OVER THE FAR WESTERN WATERS.
WEAK HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL ADVANCE EASTWARD SAT AND SUN
WITH A RIDGE SW ACROSS THE GULF. THE INTERACTION BETWEEN THE
RIDGE AND LOW PRES OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS WILL BRING INCREASING
RETURN FLOW ACROSS THE WESTERN WATERS SAT THROUGH MON. 


GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.THIS AFTERNOON...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE TO S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING E 
MIDNIGHT. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...E TO SE WINDS LESS
THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E
LESS THAN 10 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.THIS AFTERNOON...W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT LATE...
BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT 
LATE...BECOMING 2 FT OR LESS. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.