000 FZNT32 KNHC 262101 OFFN21 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 501 PM EDT WED MAR 26 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...STRONG HIGH PRES OVER THE SE CONUS EXTENDS A RIDGE ACROSS THE FORECAST WATERS PRODUCING FRESH TO STRONG WINDS. THE HIGH PRES WILL SHIFT E ALLOWING FOR SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW TO SET UP ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF BY THU AND SPREADING EASTWARD ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA BY FRI. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW GULF EARLY ON SAT. THE COLD FRONT WILL REACH FROM NEAR APALACHICOLA FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA LATE SAT...AND MOVE SE OF THE GULF LATE SUN AS HIGH PRES BUILDS AGAIN ACROSS THE AREA. GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. GULF OF MEXICO FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 87W .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SW GULF OF MEXICO S OF 22N W OF 87W .TONIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING SE LATE. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND SE 15 TO 25 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND E 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO SE 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.