000 FZNT32 KNHC 211516 OFFN21 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1016 AM EST THU JAN 21 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 PRES ANCHORED N OF THE BAHAMAS WILL SHIFT E TODAY WHILE WEAKENING AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF TONIGHT. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM S ALABAMA SW TO WESTERN AND CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE FRIDAY MORNING AND WILL EXIT THE BASIN BY EARLY SAT. WINDS AT OR NEAR GALE FORCE ARE LIKELY BEHIND THE FRONT MAINLY ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE AND SEAS BUILDING 12 TO 18 FT. NORTHERLY GALES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE VERACRUZ AREA BEHIND THE FRONT EARLY FRI THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. WINDS AND SEAS WILL SUBSIDE W TO E DURING SAT AND EARLY SUN AS HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS THE BASIN BEHIND THE FRONT. EXPECT FRESH TO STRONG SE RETURN FLOW OFF VERACRUZ SUN AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY MON. GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 KT...SHIFTING TO S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. GULF OF MEXICO FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 87W ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT... BUILDING TO 8 TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NE LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SW GULF OF MEXICO S OF 22N W OF 87W ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT EARLY IN THE EVENING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS... THEN...BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT LATE. .FRI...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT... BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 8 TO 11 FT ELSEWHERE. .SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...BUILDING TO 11 TO 16 FT IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. .SAT...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT...SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 11 FT LATE. .SUN...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.