000 FZNT32 KNHC 041502 OFFN21 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1102 AM EDT FRI OCT 4 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...TROPICAL STORM KAREN AT 25.6N 90.3W 1003 MB AT 11 AM EDT MOVING N-NW AT 9 KT. MAXIMUM WINDS 45 GUST TO 55 KT. KAREN REACH 27.7N 91.0W EARLY SAT...29.8N 88.6W EARLY SUN THEN MOVE INLAND. COLD FRONT OFF SE TEXAS COAST SUN REACH FROM FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO W BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE MON AND BECOME DIFFUSE TUE. GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .THIS AFTERNOON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. E WINDS 30 TO 40 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT LATE. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. E WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. W WINDS 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .SUN...W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. GULF OF MEXICO FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 87W ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING... .THIS AFTERNOON...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. S WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. SE WINDS 35 TO 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SW GULF OF MEXICO S OF 22N W OF 87W .THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ AND SE 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SHIFTING SE LATE. ELSEWHERE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W .THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. SE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.