000 FZNT32 KNHC 202124 OFFN21 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 524 PM EDT MON AUG 20 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 TROUGH EXTENDING FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO TAMPICO MEXICO WILL SLOWLY MOVE E THROUGH TUE AS A WEAK COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE FAR NORTHERN COASTAL WATERS. THE COLD FRONT WILL BECOME STATIONARY THROUGH WED AND DISSIPATE WED NIGHT AND THU. THE NORTHERN PORTION OF A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 85W WILL MOVE ACROSS THE SW GULF TUE THROUGH THU. GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W .TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. GULF OF MEXICO FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 87W .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SW GULF OF MEXICO S OF 22N W OF 87W .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W .TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.