000 FZNT32 KNHC 281439 OFFN21 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 939 AM EST MON DEC 28 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 STRONG COLD FRONT FROM THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO NEAR VERACRUZ MEXICO WILL STALL FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE BY TUE MORNING BEFORE WEAKENING AND RETREATING NORTHWESTWARD THROUGH TUE NIGHT. STRONG TO GALE FORCE WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL DIMINISH BY LATE TODAY. REINFORCING COLD AIR WILL PUSH THE FRONT SOUTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE GULF WED THROUGH FRI. THE FRONT WILL LIE FROM SARASOTA BAY THROUGH 23N96W TO 19N96W BY FRI NIGHT. GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT TOWARDS EVENING. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT...BECOMING 7 TO 9 FT LATE. .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO N 5 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. GULF OF MEXICO FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 87W ..GALE WARNING TODAY... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE FRI NIGHT... .TODAY...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO GALE FORCE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN E SWELL. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...FROM 23N TO 24N W OF 97W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. SW GULF OF MEXICO S OF 22N W OF 87W ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...S OF 20N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...SHIFTING TO N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.