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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
541 PM EDT WED OCT 24 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...HURRICANE SANDY LIFTS N ACROSS BAHAMAS. THIS WILL
CAUSE STRONG NE-E WINDS ACROSS STRAITS OF FLORIDA TONIGHT AND
THU EXPANDING INTO EASTERN HALF OF BASIN THROUGH SUN. 


GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 15 KT LATE.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 
MIDNIGHT. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...NE WINDS LESS THAN
10 KT EARLY...BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO
3 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.