000 FZNT32 KNHC 171451 OFFN21 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 951 AM EST MON FEB 17 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...1024 MB HIGH PRES OVER FLORIDA NEAR 29N82W EXTENDS A RIDGE TO THE W CENTRAL GULF. RETURN FLOW ACROSS W PORTIONS WILL STRENGTHEN THU AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT APPROACHING FROM THE NW. THE COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO ENTER THE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS LATE THU NIGHT AND REACH FROM FL PANHANDLE TO W BAY OF CAMPECHE BY LATE FRI WITH AT LEAST STRONG N TO NE FLOW EXPECTED BEHIND FRONT. GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W .TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. GULF OF MEXICO FROM 22N TO 26N 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 4 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SW GULF OF MEXICO S OF 22N W OF 87W .TODAY...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...LESS THAN 10 KT LATE. WINDS E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.