000 FZNT32 KNHC 191451 OFFN21 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 951 AM EST WED FEB 19 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 WEAK RIDGE WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE NORTHERN WATERS INTO THU. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW OVER THE WESTERN GULF AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT MOVING ACROSS NE TEXAS AND THE FAR SOUTHERN PLAINS. THIS FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE COAST THU NIGHT...AND CONTINUE SE BEFORE STALLING FROM THE BIG BEND OF FLORIDA TO THE SW GULF BY FRI. STRONG N TO NE WINDS WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT THEN DIMINISH BY LATE FRI AS THE FRONT WEAKENS. WEAK HIGH PRES WILL BUILD WESTWARD OVER THE FAR NORTHERN GULF FRI THROUGH SUN. GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W .TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. GULF OF MEXICO FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 87W .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SW GULF OF MEXICO S OF 22N W OF 87W .TODAY...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. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO SE 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.