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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
428 PM 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 LOUISIANA SW TO TAMPICO MEXICO
WILL WEAKEN AS IT REACHES FROM TAMPA TO EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE
TUE THEN EXIT THE SE GULF TUE NIGHT. WEAK HIGH PRES BEHIND FRONT
WILL MOVE QUICKLY E WED WHILE SOUTHERLY FLOW DEVELOPS ACROSS THE
WESTERN GULF. A STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL REACH THE TEXAS COAST
THU THEN RACE ACROSS THE GULF THU THROUGH SAT. STRONG HIGH PRES
BEHIND THE FRONT WILL PRODUCE STRONG TO GALE FORCE NORTHERLY
WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS OVER MUCH OF THE WESTERN GULF.


GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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

...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 

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

...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED THURSDAY AND FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF
VERACRUZ...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT
LATE. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING E 
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.TONIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TUE...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.