000 FZNT32 KNHC 050251 OFFN21 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 951 PM EST MON JAN 4 2016 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...HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE FROM MISSOURI TO THE RIO GRANDE RIVER VALLEY AND E OF THE SIERRA MADRE RESULTING IN FRESH TO STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS ACROSS THE GULF TONIGHT. WINDS VEER GRADUALLY AND BECOME EASTERLY TUE THROUGH WED AS THE HIGH PRES SHIFTS EASTWARD N OF THE AREA. A WEAK SURFACE TROUGH EMERGING OFF THE TEXAS AND LOUISIANA COASTS EARLY THU WILL SLIDE EASTWARD ACROSS NORTHERN WATERS FRI. WEAK LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS IN NW GULF SAT AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE NW. GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. GULF OF MEXICO FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 87W .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...SHIFTING TO W LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SW GULF OF MEXICO S OF 22N W OF 87W .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND E 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.