000 FZNT32 KNHC 160917 OFFN21 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 417 AM EST MON FEB 16 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...A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH INTO THE NW GULF BY TONIGHT...EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE SW GULF TUE AND PASS SE OF THE GULF WED. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH GALE FORCE BEHIND THE FRONT ALONG THE COAST OF VERACRUZ WED. A RIDGE WILL MOVE E ACROSS THE GULF WED THROUGH THU NIGHT BEHIND THE FRONT. SE RETURN FLOW WILL BUILD OVER THE W GULF WED NIGHT AND EXPAND E BEHIND THE RIDGE. GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W .TODAY...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. .TUE...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. GULF OF MEXICO FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 87W .TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SW GULF OF MEXICO S OF 22N W OF 87W ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE LATE. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE... SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT EARLY...BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 2 FT OR LESS ELSEWHERE. .TUE NIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BECOMING 4 TO 6 FT LATE. .WED...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 35 KT W OF 95W. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.