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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
936 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 MISSISSIPPI TO TAMPICO MEXICO WILL
WEAKEN AS IT REACHES FROM TAMPA TO THE 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 W
GULF. A STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL REACH THE TEXAS COAST THU
MORNING...THEN RACE ACROSS THE GULF THU THROUGH SAT. STRONG HIGH
PRES BEHIND THE FRONT WILL PRODUCE STRONG TO GALE FORCE N WINDS
AND BUILDING SEAS OVER MUCH OF THE W 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 LESS THAN 10 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...N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. 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 LESS THAN 10 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.