000 FZNT32 KNHC 202057 OFFN21 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 357 PM EST THU DEC 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 STRONG COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO NEAR TUXPAN MEXICO WILL SWEEP THROUGH THE GULF BY MIDDAY FRI. WINDS TO GALE FORCE WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT OVER THE FAR WESTERN GULF THIS LATE INTO FRI. WINDS AND SEAS DIMINISH SAT AND SUN AS HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF. MODERATE TO FRESH SE TO S WILL RETURN TO THE WESTERN GULF BY MON. GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. GULF OF MEXICO FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 87W ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SW GULF OF MEXICO S OF 22N W OF 87W ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 9 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW 15 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.