000 FZNT32 KNHC 140835 OFFN21 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 435 AM EDT WED MAY 14 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 STRONG COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM CENTRAL LOUISIANA TO VERACRUZ MEXICO NEAR 20.5N97W WILL REACH FROM 30N88W TO 30N85W TO 25N87W TO 19N91W THU MORNING...FROM THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA NEAR 24N81W TO YUCATAN CHANNEL NEAR 22N85W LATE THU NIGHT...THEN MOVING E OF THE GULF BY SUNRISE FRI. SQUALLS AND TSTMS OCCURRING AHEAD OF THE FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO PROPAGATE E THIS MORNING. GALE FORCE NORTHERLY WINDS WILL SPREAD FROM JUST OFFSHORE OF VERACRUZ W OF THE FRONT TO THE SW GULF THROUGH TODAY...DIMINISHING ALTOGETHER TONIGHT. HIGH PRES WITH MORE TRANQUIL CONDITIONS ARRIVES IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W .TODAY...W OF FRONT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. GULF OF MEXICO FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 87W ...GALE WARNING W OF 96W... .TODAY...W OF FRONT AND W OF 96W...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. E OF FRONT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SW GULF OF MEXICO S OF 22N W OF 87W ...GALE WARNING W OF 94W... .TODAY...W OF FRONT AND W OF 94W...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. E OF FRONT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...W OF 94W...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. E OF 94W...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO S LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NW 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.