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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1108 AM EDT TUE OCT 23 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 ACROSS THE EASTERN U.S. WILL SLIDE SLOWLY
EASTWARD THROUGHOUT THE WEEK AS TROPICAL STORM SANDY LIFTS N TO
NE OUT OF THE CARIBBEAN AND THROUGH THE BAHAMAS. THIS WILL
MAINTAIN A TIGHT PRES GRADIENT AND FRESHENING WINDS ACROSS SE
PORTIONS THROUGH WED...WITH STRONG NE FLOW EXPANDING ACROSS THE
EASTERN THIRD OF THE BASIN THU THROUGH FRI. 


GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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 WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E LESS
THAN 10 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E LESS THAN 10 KT
WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E TO SE
LESS THAN 10 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.