000 FZNT32 KNHC 040831 OFFN21 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 431 AM EDT FRI APR 4 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...MODERATE TO FRESH RETURN FLOW WILL PERSIST AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE INTO THE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS LATER THIS MORNING...STALLING FROM THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO NE MEXICO TONIGHT. THE FRONT WILL MOVE NW AS A WARM FRONT THROUGH SUN AFTERNOON THEN WILL QUICKLY MOVE E ACROSS THE GULF AS A STRONG COLD FRONT SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE. A REINFORCING SURGE OF COLD AIR WILL USHER IN FRESH TO STRONG WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT TUE. GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO NE BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT S OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT SE 10 TO 15 KT S OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. GULF OF MEXICO FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 87W .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SW GULF OF MEXICO S OF 22N W OF 87W .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .TUE...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.