Narrative:

Approximately 30 mi northeast of eliom, we observed a line of thunderstorms 100 mi wide about 120 mi in front of us. We attempted to contact new york commercial radio on both VHF and HF frequencys but were unsuccessful. We tried houston, miami and merida ctrs but with no success. The captain initiated a deviation to the north of course and broadcast in the blind using captain's emergency authority/authorized. We deviated about 50 mi north of course and corrected back as soon as we were able. We finally contacted merida center about 30 mi north of alard fix and confirmed our deviation with merida center. They just acknowledged.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B757 OVER GULF OF MEXICO WITH POOR COM USES EMER AUTH TO DEVIATE WX.

Narrative: APPROX 30 MI NE OF ELIOM, WE OBSERVED A LINE OF TSTMS 100 MI WIDE ABOUT 120 MI IN FRONT OF US. WE ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT NEW YORK COMMERCIAL RADIO ON BOTH VHF AND HF FREQS BUT WERE UNSUCCESSFUL. WE TRIED HOUSTON, MIAMI AND MERIDA CTRS BUT WITH NO SUCCESS. THE CAPT INITIATED A DEV TO THE N OF COURSE AND BROADCAST IN THE BLIND USING CAPT'S EMER AUTH. WE DEVIATED ABOUT 50 MI N OF COURSE AND CORRECTED BACK AS SOON AS WE WERE ABLE. WE FINALLY CONTACTED MERIDA CTR ABOUT 30 MI N OF ALARD FIX AND CONFIRMED OUR DEV WITH MERIDA CTR. THEY JUST ACKNOWLEDGED.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.