000 FZNT32 KNHC 230850 OFFN21 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 450 AM EDT WED OCT 23 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...A COLD FRONT FRONT FROM THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO NE MEXICO WILL OVERTAKE A STATIONARY FRONT FROM NEAR TARPON SPRINGS FLORIDA TO VERACRUZ MEXICO LATER TODAY. THE MERGED FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM SW FLORIDA TO THE FAR SW GULF OF MEXICO BY LATE TODAY. WINDS TO GALE FORCE OFF THE SOUTHERN VERACRUZ COAST WILL PERSIST THROUGH TONIGHT. HIGH PRES BUILDING OVER THE DEEP SOUTH STATES FRI WILL MAINTAIN FRESH TO STRONG NE TO E WINDS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE GULF INTO SUNDAY. GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W .TODAY...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. GULF OF MEXICO FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 87W .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SW GULF OF MEXICO S OF 22N W OF 87W ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...S OF 20N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...S OF 20N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT S OF 20N W OF 95W. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W .TODAY...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO N 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.