000 FZNT32 KNHC 070243 OFFN21 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 943 PM EST MON JAN 6 2014 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 STRONG COLD FRONT ACROSS THE FAR SE GULF WATERS WILL MOVE S OF THE AREA EARLY TONIGHT. GALE CONDITIONS WILL END ACROSS THE N CENTRAL AND NE GULF WATERS AROUND MIDNIGHT...BUT PERSIST TILL SUNRISE ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND E GULF WATERS INCLUDING THE APPROACH TO THE YUCATAN CHANNEL. STRONG SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP ACROSS THE NW GULF WATERS TUE NIGHT... DIMINISHING SLIGHTLY BY LATE WED...WITH MODERATE TO FRESH RETURN FLOW ELSEWHERE ACROSS THE GULF WED THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. THE NEXT COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST ON FRI NIGHT REACHING FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE SAT NIGHT. GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE W OF 94W TILL MIDNIGHT...AND E OF 94W TILL JUST BEFORE SUNRISE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. GULF OF MEXICO FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 87W ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...BECOMING NE 20 TO 30 KT LATE . SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT...SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 11 FT LATE. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SW GULF OF MEXICO S OF 22N W OF 87W ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT...SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...BUILDING TO 10 TO 15 FT LATE. .TUE...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT... SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 11 FT LATE. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.