000 FZNT32 KNHC 130839 OFFN21 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 439 AM EDT WED MAR 13 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...FRESH TO STRONG NE WINDS WILL PERSIST OVER THE SE GULF THROUGH THU AS HIGH PRES BUILDS OVER THE N GULF WATERS. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP OVER THE WESTERN GULF BY THIS WEEKEND. GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. GULF OF MEXICO FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 87W .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SW GULF OF MEXICO S OF 22N W OF 87W .TODAY...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W .TODAY...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.