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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
423 AM EST TUE DEC 18 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...COLD FRONT FROM FLORIDA BIG BEND TO VERACRUZ MEXICO
REACH BRING FRESH BREEZE N OF 28N E OF FRONT AND N OF 29N W OF
FRONT TO 92W THEN EXIT SE GULF TONIGHT. HIGH PRES BEHIND FRONT
MOVE QUICKLY E WED AND FRESH SOUTHERLY BREEZE DEVELOPS W OF 95W.
MUCH STRONGER COLD FRONT REACH TEXAS COAST EARLY THU THEN RACE
ACROSS GULF THROUGH SAT. STRONG HIGH PRES BEHIND FRONT PRODUCE
STRONG TO GALE FORCE N WINDS AND BUILD SEAS TO 10-13 FT MAINLY W
OF 94W. 


GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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

...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED THU THROUGH THU NIGHT...

.TODAY...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT SHIFTING SE LATE.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED THU THROUGH FRI...

.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT SHIFTING E LATE.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.TODAY...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NW TO N LATE.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.THU...S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.