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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1022 AM EST WED DEC 19 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 WEAKENING COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM SW FLORIDA TO
25N85W WILL DISSIPATE TODAY AS A 1020 MB HIGH PRES CENTER BUILDS
OFF NE FLORIDA. GENTLE TO MODERATE E-SE BREEZE THROUGHOUT ENTIRE
BASIN EXCEPT FRESH SLY RETURN FLOW W OF 95W AHEAD OF A MUCH
STRONGER SECOND COLD FRONT ENTERING THE NW GULF LATE THU.
GALE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED FOLLOWING THE FRONT OVER THE GULF
WATERS W OF 95W FROM LATE THU THROUGH FRI...WITH WINDS REACHING
STRONG GALE OFF VERACRUZ. 


GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT 
LATE. 
.THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT
LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W 20 TO 30 KT 
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 25 KT
LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

...GALE WARNING...
...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED FRIDAY...

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT
LATE. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...SE TO S WINDS
LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 25 KT 
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF
VERACRUZ...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO
30 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 25 KT
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.