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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM EDT FRI OCT 26 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...LARGE FIELD OF STRONG N TO NE WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH
HURRICANE SANDY  SW N ATLC EXTENDS ACROSS WATERS E OF 90W.
WINDS AND SEAS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH SAT THROUGH SUN AS SANDY
MOVES N. A COLD FRONT ENTERING THE NW GULF LATER TODAY WILL
REACH FROM THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO S TEXAS SAT...FROM
THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO 25N88W TO 22N97W SUN...AND FROM SW
FLORIDA TO NORTHERN YUCATAN MON. FRESH TO STRONG N WINDS W OF
THE FRONT WILL SPREAD E THROUGH MON. 


GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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

.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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

.TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.TODAY...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.