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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1022 AM EST THU DEC 20 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 STRONG COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM S CENTRAL
LOUISIANA TO NE MEXICO WILL SWEEP THROUGH THE GULF BY MIDDAY
FRI. WINDS TO GALE FORCE WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT OVER THE FAR
WESTERN GULF THIS AFTERNOON INTO FRI. WINDS AND SEAS DIMINISH
SAT AND SUN AS HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF.
MODERATE TO FRESH S TO SE FLOW WILL RETURN TO THE WESTERN GULF
BY MON. 


GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

...GALE WARNING...

.THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 27N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING
8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT. E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING
NW 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 28N.
.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT
LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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

...GALE WARNING...

.THIS AFTERNOON...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W 25 TO 35 KT 
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT 
LATE. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT
LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.SAT THROUGH MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

...GALE WARNING...

.THIS AFTERNOON...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS INCREASING TO 30 TO 35
KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
BECOMING NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5
TO 7 FT.
.TONIGHT...S OF 21N W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 35 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12
TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 20N W OF 94W NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT
DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE FRI. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 20 TO 25
KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.THIS AFTERNOON...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW 15 TO 25 KT 
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.