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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1008 AM EST FRI DEC 21 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...STRONG COLD FRONT FROM THE FLORIDA KEYS TO THE NE
YUCATAN PENINSULA CONTINUES TO PUSH THROUGH THE FAR SE GULF.
WINDS ARE STARTING TO DIMINISH ACROSS THE GULF AS 1033 MB HIGH
PRES OVER S TEXAS BUILDS EASTWARD ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF
THROUGH SUN. MODERATE TO FRESH SE TO S WINDS WILL RETURN TO THE
WESTERN GULF BY MON. THE NEXT COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO ENTER
THE GULF WATERS LATE TUE. 


GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.THIS AFTERNOON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

...GALE WARNING...

.REMAINDER OF THIS MORNING...S OF 20N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT
DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE N WINDS
25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT.
.THIS AFTERNOON...N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO
11 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 9 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ.
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.THIS AFTERNOON...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.