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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1115 AM EDT THU OCT 25 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 TODAY. THIS
WILL CAUSE STRONG NE-E WINDS ACROSS STRAITS OF FLORIDA TODAY
EXPANDING INTO EASTERN HALF OF GULF THROUGH SUN. A COLD FRONT
WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF FRI...AND REACH FROM THE WESTERN
FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO S TEXAS SAT...FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO
25N88W TO 22N97W BY EARLY SUN...AND FROM SW FLORIDA TO NORTHERN
YUCATAN BY EARLY MON. 


GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...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

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...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

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...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

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI AND 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.