000 FZNT32 KNHC 180843 OFFN21 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 443 AM EDT FRI APR 18 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 WARM FRONT EXTENDS FROM NEAR TAMPA FLORIDA TO 29N87W TO A 1012 MB LOW AT 28N88W. A COLD FRONT TRAILS FROM THE LOW TO 24N91W. THE WARM FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO LIFT N THROUGH THIS MORNING WITH THE LOW PRES EXPECTED TO BE NEAR 29N87W BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...AND COLD FRONT FROM LOW TO 25N90W AND TO EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE. THE LOW WILL MOVE ENE THROUGH THIS LATE REACHING NEAR 30N86W THIS LATE WITH THE COLD FRONT TO 25N86W TO NEAR 21N92W. MINIMAL GALE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER A PORTION OF THE NW QUADRANT OF THE LOW TODAY...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE OVER THE NE GULF AHEAD OF THE LOW AND COLD FRONT. BY SAT MORNING...THE LOW WILL BE OVER NORTHERN FLORIDA WITH THE COLD FRONT EXTENDING SSW OVER THE FAR EASTERN GULF. THE LOW WILL CONTINUE EASTWARD AWAY FROM FLORIDA DURING SAT LATE PUSHING THE FRONT E OF THE AREA. IN ITS WAKE...A RIDGE WILL THEN EXTEND ACROSS THE GULF SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT. GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W ...GALE WARNING N OF 28N BETWEEN 87W AND 89W... .TODAY...E OF 89W...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT BECOMING NW TO N 25 TO 35 KT N OF 28N AND 20 TO 25 KT S OF 28N IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF 28N E OF 89W...SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 28N E OF 89W...SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. W OF 89W...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...W OF 90W...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 90W...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. GULF OF MEXICO FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 87W .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SW GULF OF MEXICO S OF 22N W OF 87W .TODAY...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE... NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND NE 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W ...GALE WARNING N OF 27N... .TODAY...N OF 27N...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO SE TO S AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE IN THE AFTERNOON EXCEPT BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT W OF 86W. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 27N...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT S OF 25N BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT FROM 25N TO 27N...AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 25N. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.