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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
406 AM EST TUE DEC 25 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...RIDGE FROM THE ATLC DOMINATES THE AREA. A STRONG
COLD FRONT WILL MOVE RAPIDLY THROUGH NW GULF LATER TODAY AND
EXTEND FROM THE SE LOUISIANA TO WESTERN BAY OF CAPECHE THIS
LATE AND FROM S FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA WED LATE
AND DISSIPATE ACROSS STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND SE GULF THU. ANOTHER
COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF FRI NIGHT AND MOVE RAPIDLY
AND EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE SAT
LATE. 


GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.TODAY...S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 
.WED...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT
LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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

.TODAY...S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 25 KT
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT
 LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

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

.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...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 N LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

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