000 FZNT32 KNHC 280832 OFFN21 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 432 AM EDT SUN OCT 28 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...FRESH TO STRONG NW WINDS E OF 85W ASSOCIATED WITH LARGE WIND FIELD OF HURRICANE SANDY WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH TODAY AS SANDY MOVES FURTHER AWAY. A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE BIG BEND OF FLORIDA TO 24N87W TO 23N93W TO 18N95W WILL PUSH SE THROUGH THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND THE YUCATAN CHANNEL BY TONIGHT. FRESH TO STRONG N WINDS PREVAIL W OF THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY...WITH A SMALL AREA OF NEAR-GALE FORCE WINDS ALONG THE COAST OF MEXICO S OF 21N W OF 96W. WINDS WILL DIMINISH TUE AND WED AS HIGH PRES BUILDS SE ACROSS THE GULF...WITH LITTLE CHANGE THU. GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W .TODAY...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. GULF OF MEXICO FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 87W .TODAY...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SW GULF OF MEXICO S OF 22N W OF 87W .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W .TODAY...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.