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MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST...CORRECTED
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
410 AM EST MON DEC 31 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 HIGH PRES ACROSS THE SE U.S. WILL SLIDE ESE
INTO THE WESTERN ATLC AND SLOWLY WEAKEN THROUGH MON LATE AS
ANOTHER COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE FAR NW GULF. THE FRONT IS
EXPECTED TO ENTER THE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS TUE MORNING...AND
EXTEND FROM NEAR PENSACOLA FLORIDA SW TO NEAR TAMPICO MEXICO BY
EARLY TUE LATE. THE FRONT IS THEN EXPECTED TO STALL ACROSS
THE FLORIDA BIG BEND REGION WHILE LOW PRES DEVELOPS ALONG IT
NEAR 25N95W. THE LOW IS EXPECTED TO TRACK ENE ALONG THE FRONT
AND TOWARDS W CENTRAL FLORIDA BY LATE THU WITH ANOTHER LOW
POSSIBLY FORMING ALONG THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE TROUGH. HIGH
PRES WILL BUILD S BEHIND THE FRONT AND LOW WED THROUGH LEADING
TO A TIGHTENING OF THE PRES GRADIENT WITH INCREASING WINDS AND
BUILDING SEAS. 


GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W

.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 

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

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE.
WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF
VERACRUZ. 
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT...BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NW TO N LESS THAN
10 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W

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