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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
956 PM EST SUN DEC 23 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...HIGH PRES OVER NORTH FLORIDA WILL MOVE E INTO THE
WESTERN ATLC BY MON. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE NORTHERN
GULF WATERS MON THEN STALL AND MOVE N ALONG THE NORTH GULF
STATES. A STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE GULF REGION LATE
TUE FOLLOWED BY FRESH TO STRONG WINDS. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM
SE LOUISIANA TO NEAR TUXPAN MEXICO TUE LATE...FROM SW FLORIDA
TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA WED LATE THEN STALL AND DISSIPATE
ACROSS THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND THE SE GULF BY THU. SOUTHERLY
RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP OVER THE WESTERN GULF BY FRI. 


GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO
30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT
LATE. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO
25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING NE 
LATE. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...E WINDS LESS THAN
10 KT...BECOMING NW TO N LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.