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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1107 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 NORTHERLY WIND FIELD ASSOCIATED WITH HURRICANE
SANDY EXTENDS ACROSS WATERS E OF 87W AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
SAT. A COLD FRONT ENTERING THE NW GULF LATER LATE THIS MORNING
WILL REACH FROM THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO NEAR TUXPAN
MEXICO SAT MORNING...FROM NEAR SANIBEL ISLAND FLORIDA TO 22N96W
TO W BAY OF CAMPECHE SUN MORNING THEN DISSIPATE FROM STRAITS OF
FLORIDA ACROSS THE NORTHERN YUCATAN TO BAY OF CAMPECHE ON MON.
FRESH TO STRONG N WINDS W OF THE FRONT WILL SPREAD E THROUGH
MON. 


GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 25 KT
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING N TO
NE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 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...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...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING N
LESS THAN 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N LESS THAN 10 KT WITHIN
60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ. 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

.THIS AFTERNOON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO
20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.