000 FZNT32 KNHC 080303 OFFN21 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1003 PM EST WED JAN 7 2015 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...AN ARCTIC FRONT RACING SOUTHWARD EXTENDS FROM ALONG THE N COAST OF CUBA W TO 22N90W...AND NW TO INLAND MEXICO AT 24N98W. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM THE FLORIDA KEYS SW TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE EARLY TONIGHT...AND TO SE OF THE AREA OVERNIGHT. STRONG ARCTIC HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE AREA WAKE OF THE FRONT THROUGH THU...THEN WEAKEN AS IT SHIFTS EASTWARD THU NIGHT AND FRI. THE RESULTANT TIGHT PRES GRADIENT ASSOCIATED WITH THE HIGH WILL INDUCE AREAS OF GALE FORCE WINDS OVER MUCH OF THE WESTERN GULF AND OVER PORTIONS OF THE N CENTRAL GULF INTO EARLY THU. WITH THE HIGH PRES WEAKENING THU NIGHT AND FRI...THIS WILL ALLOW FOR ANOTHER COLD FRONT TO MOVE ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF FRI...THEN LIFT N OF THE AREA SAT WITH ITS WESTERN PORTION BECOMING A N TO S TROUGH OVER THE FAR WESTERN GULF NEAR THE COAST OF TEXAS THROUGH EARLY SUN. LOW PRES IS EXPECTED TO FORM ALONG THE TROUGH. THE TROUGH AND LOW WILL THEN LIFT NORTHWARD AND WEAKEN SUN AND SUN NIGHT. A TROUGH WILL MOVE OFF THE FLORIDA AND ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF MON. GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W ...GALE WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EARLY...THEN BECOMING NE 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING TO 10 TO 12 FT LATE BETWEEN 87W AND 94W AND TO 10 TO 14 FT W OF 94W. .THU...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. GULF OF MEXICO FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 87W ...GALE WARNING W OF 96W... .OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. .THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...EXCEPT W OF 96W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT...SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SW GULF OF MEXICO S OF 22N W OF 87W ...GALE WARNING... .OVERNIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. BECOMING NW 25 TO 35 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NW TO N 25 TO 30 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 6 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W ...GALE WARNING N OF 25N... .OVERNIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE...EXCEPT N OF 25N INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE...EXCEPT TO 8 TO 11 FT N OF 25N. .THU...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 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 3 TO 5 FT.