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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
357 AM EST MON DEC 24 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 WILL APPROACH THE NORTHERN GULF TODAY
THEN STALL AND MOVE N. A STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW
GULF LATE TUE. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM SE LOUISIANA TO
WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE TUE LATE AND FROM SW FLORIDA TO THE
YUCATAN PENINSULA WED LATE THEN STALL AND DISSIPATE ACROSS
THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND THE SE GULF BY THU. 


GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.TODAY...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 25 KT 
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO
30 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.WED...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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

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

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

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.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...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.