000 FZNT32 KNHC 040816 OFFN21 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 316 AM EST WED DEC 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...A RIDGE ALONG 26N WILL SHIFT TO E OF 90W BY FRI AS IT BECOMES REINFORCED BY ATLC HIGH PRES THAT BUILDS WESTWARD INTO THE AREA. A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE FAR NW GULF EARLY ON FRI. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE CENTRAL GULF...AND TO NEAR VERACRUZ MEXICO BY SAT. ON SUN...THE FRONT WILL WEAKEN AND LIFT SLIGHTLY N BEFORE STALLING FROM JUST INLAND THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO NEAR SE LOUISIANA...AND TO WEAK LOW PRES NEAR 26N96W. A COLD FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM THE LOW PRES SW TO NEAR VERACRUZ. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS ALONG WITH BUILDING SEAS WILL IN FOLLOW BEHIND THE COLD FRONT. WINDS WITH POSSIBLE GUSTS TO GALE FORCE MAY OCCUR FAR W CENTRAL GULF NEAR THE MEXICAN COAST. GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W .TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. GULF OF MEXICO FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 87W .TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SW GULF OF MEXICO S OF 22N W OF 87W .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.