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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
946 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...WEAK HIGH PRES OVER THE EASTERN GULF WILL MOVE E OF
THE AREA THROUGH MON ALLOWING FOR A COLD FRONT TO MOVE OFF THE
TEXAS COAST LATE TONIGHT INTO MON. THE COLD FRONT WILL QUICKLY
REACH FROM NEAR SE LOUISIANA TO THE SW GULF OF MEXICO DURING MON
MORNING...THEN WEAKEN AS IT REACHES FROM NEAR TAMPA SW TO 25N88W
TO EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE EARLY TUE...AND EXITS THE SE GULF
LATE TUE. BEHIND IT...WEAK HIGH PRES WILL QUICKLY MOVE E ACROSS
THE FAR NORTHERN WATERS TUE AND WED WITH SOUTHERLY FLOW
DEVELOPING ACROSS THE WESTERN PORTION. A STRONGER COLD FRONT IS
EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY MOVE OFFSHORE THE TEXAS COAST EARLY ON THU
FOLLOWED BY STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW AND BUILDING SEAS. 


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

.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 10 TO
15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S LATE.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 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

.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...BECOMING SE TO S LATE.
WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...SE TO S WINDS LESS THAN
10 KT...BECOMING 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...BECOMING N TO 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.