000 FZNT32 KNHC 082106 OFFN21 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 406 PM EST WED JAN 8 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 TIGHT PRES GRADIENT BETWEEN HIGH PRES OVER THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AND LOW PRES OVER N TEXAS WILL ALLOW FRESH TO STRONG SE RETURN FLOW TO SET UP ACROSS THE NW GULF TODAY...DIMINISHING SLIGHTLY BY LATE TONIGHT...WITH MODERATE TO FRESH RETURN FLOW MOST ELSEWHERE ACROSS THE GULF WED THROUGH FRI. THE NEXT COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST EARLY SAT QUICKLY REACHING FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE SW GULF SAT NIGHT AND DISSIPATE IN THE SE GULF SUN BEFORE SENDING A REMNANT TROUGH W INTO THE S CENTRAL GULF MON. GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. GULF OF MEXICO FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 87W .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SW GULF OF MEXICO S OF 22N W OF 87W .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND SE 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.