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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
403 AM EST SUN DEC 16 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...GENTLE TO MODERATE SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW W OF 95W AS
HIGH PRES SLIDES E OF AREA AND COLD FRONT ENTERS NW ZONES LATE
SUN NIGHT. FRONT REACH FROM SE LOUISIANA TO SW GULF OF MEXICO
MON...FROM TAMPA TO 25N88W TO EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE TUE...AND
MOVE SE OF AREA WED. MUCH STRONGER COLD FRONT MOVE RAPIDLY
ACROSS GULF THU. 


GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.WED...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

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

...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED THURSDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
NIGHT...

.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING S LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT.
.TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

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

...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED THURSDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
NIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING S LATE. WITHIN 60 NM OF
COAST OF VERACRUZ...SE TO S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT SHIFTING NW
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF
VERACRUZ...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.