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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1048 PM 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...A COLD FRONT MOVING INTO THE NORTHERN GULF WILL
REACH FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BED AREA TO S TEXAS BY EARLY
FRI...FROM SW FLORIDA TO S TEXAS BY EARLY SAT...THEN DISSIPATING
FROM THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO THE CENTRAL TEXAS COAST BY EARLY
SUN. THE INTERACTION OF HIGH PRES BUILDING BEHIND THE FRONT AND
LOW PRES OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS WILL BRING INCREASING RETURN
FLOW ACROSS THE WESTERN WATERS FROM LATE SAT TO EARLY TUE. 


GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.OVERNIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI...NE 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...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.OVERNIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO
10 TO 15 KT LATE. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...
E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT
LATE. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...NE TO E
WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
EXCEPT E LESS THAN 10 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.OVERNIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING N TO NW LESS
THAN 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.