000 FZNT32 KNHC 100836 OFFN21 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 436 AM EDT SUN MAR 10 2013 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...SE RETURN FLOW WILL PREVAIL OVER THE WESTERN HALF OF THE GULF AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO ENTER THE NW GULF WATERS BY TONIGHT. THE COLD FRONT WILL REACH FROM CENTRAL LOUISIANA TO THE BAY OF EARLY MON...FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA EARLY TUE...AND SE OF THE AREA TUE NIGHT. WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT ARE EXPECTED TO REACH GALE FORCE OVER THE WESTERN GULF S OF 26N THEN DIMINISH BELOW GALE FORCE MON NIGHT. FRESH TO STRONG NE FLOW WILL PERSIST OVER THE SOUTHEAST GULF THROUGH THU AS HIGH PRES BUILDS OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WATERS. GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE 15 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. GULF OF MEXICO FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 87W ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...DIMINISH TO 20 TO 30 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SW GULF OF MEXICO S OF 22N W OF 87W ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING N LATE. ELSEWHERE... E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...DIMINISH TO 20 TO 30 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.