000 FZNT32 KNHC 281348 OFFN21 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 948 AM EDT FRI MAR 28 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 RIDGE EXTENDS FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE TEXAS COASTAL PLAINS WITH FRESH TO LOCALLY STRONG RETURN FLOW ACROSS THE GULF OF MEXICO. THE RIDGE WILL SHIFT SE TODAY ALLOWING FOR A COLD FRONT TO MOVE INTO THE NW WATERS LATE TONIGHT. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA LATE SAT...AND PASS SE OF THE AREA ON SUN AFTERNOON. MODERATE SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP ACROSS THE NW WATERS ON SUN NIGHT AND SPREAD EASTWARD WITH MODERATE TO FRESH SE WINDS ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF ON TUE. GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W .SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE EXTENDS FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE TEXAS COASTAL PLAINS WITH FRESH TO LOCALLY STRONG RETURN FLOW ACROSS THE GULF OF MEXICO. THE RIDGE WILL SHIFT SE TODAY ALLOWING FOR A COLD FRONT TO MOVE INTO THE NW WATERS LATE TONIGHT. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA LATE SAT...AND PASS SE OF THE AREA ON SUN AFTERNOON. MODERATE SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP ACROSS THE NW WATERS ON SUN NIGHT AND SPREAD EASTWARD WITH MODERATE TO FRESH SE WINDS ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF ON TUE. GULF OF MEXICO FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 87W .SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE EXTENDS FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE TEXAS COASTAL PLAINS WITH FRESH TO LOCALLY STRONG RETURN FLOW ACROSS THE GULF OF MEXICO. THE RIDGE WILL SHIFT SE TODAY ALLOWING FOR A COLD FRONT TO MOVE INTO THE NW WATERS LATE TONIGHT. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA LATE SAT...AND PASS SE OF THE AREA ON SUN AFTERNOON. MODERATE SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP ACROSS THE NW WATERS ON SUN NIGHT AND SPREAD EASTWARD WITH MODERATE TO FRESH SE WINDS ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF ON TUE. SW GULF OF MEXICO S OF 22N W OF 87W .SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE EXTENDS FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE TEXAS COASTAL PLAINS WITH FRESH TO LOCALLY STRONG RETURN FLOW ACROSS THE GULF OF MEXICO. THE RIDGE WILL SHIFT SE TODAY ALLOWING FOR A COLD FRONT TO MOVE INTO THE NW WATERS LATE TONIGHT. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA LATE SAT...AND PASS SE OF THE AREA ON SUN AFTERNOON. MODERATE SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP ACROSS THE NW WATERS ON SUN NIGHT AND SPREAD EASTWARD WITH MODERATE TO FRESH SE WINDS ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF ON TUE. GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W .SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE EXTENDS FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE TEXAS COASTAL PLAINS WITH FRESH TO LOCALLY STRONG RETURN FLOW ACROSS THE GULF OF MEXICO. THE RIDGE WILL SHIFT SE TODAY ALLOWING FOR A COLD FRONT TO MOVE INTO THE NW WATERS LATE TONIGHT. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA LATE SAT...AND PASS SE OF THE AREA ON SUN AFTERNOON. MODERATE SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP ACROSS THE NW WATERS ON SUN NIGHT AND SPREAD EASTWARD WITH MODERATE TO FRESH SE WINDS ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF ON TUE.