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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1015 AM EST MON DEC 17 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...A COLD FRONT FROM S CENTRAL LOUISIANA SW TO JUST S
BROWNSVILLE TEXAS WILL WEAKEN AS IT REACHES FROM TAMPA TO
EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE TUE AND EXIT THE SE GULF TUE NIGHT. WEAK
HIGH PRES BEHIND FRONT MOVE QUICKLY E WED WHILE SOUTHERLY FLOW
DEVELOPS ACROSS WESTERN GULF. A STRONGER COLD FRONT REACH TEXAS
COAST THU THEN RACE ACROSS GULF THU AND FRI...FOLLOWED BY STRONG
HIGH PRES USHERING STRONG TO GALE FORCE NORTHERLY WINDS AND
BUILDING SEAS ACROSS MUCH OF THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE AREA.


GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.TODAY...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

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

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

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

...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED LATE THU INTO FRI...

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E LESS THAN 10 KT
WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...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 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT W OF 94W
30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT W OF 94W 9 TO 14 FT.

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N LATE.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.