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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
942 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...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE RAPIDLY THROUGH THE NW
GULF THIS EVENING EXTENDING FROM SE LOUISIANA TO TAMPICO MEXICO
TONIGHT AND FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA WED
THEN EXIT THE REGION WED NIGHT. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL REACH
THE TEXAS COAST FRI NIGHT AND EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE
TO VERACRUZ MEXICO SAT. 


GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

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

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

.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.TONIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW 15 TO 25 KT LATE.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.WED...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED...W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.THU...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.