000 FZNT32 KNHC 052102 OFFN21 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 502 PM EDT WED SEP 5 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...LOW PRES OVER WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE NEAR 30N87W WILL DRIFT S OVER THE N-CENTRAL GULF THU THEN STALL FRI AND SAT. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR THIS LOW TO DEVELOP INTO A TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER THE NEXT 48 HOURS. A COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW GULF SAT NIGHT AND EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO 23N97W BY LATE SUN AND FROM W-CENTRAL FLORIDA TO BAY OF CAMPECHE BY LATE MON. THE FRONT WILL FORCES THE LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE NE ACROSS FLORIDA. MODERATE TO FRESH NW TO N WINDS GRADUALLY VEERING NE EXPECTED BEHIND THE FRONT. GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W .TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. GULF OF MEXICO FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 87W .TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SW GULF OF MEXICO S OF 22N W OF 87W .TONIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...SE TO S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE MORNING...BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W .TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.