000 FZNT32 KNHC 221449 OFFN21 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 949 AM EST FRI JAN 22 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...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE THROUGH THE CENTRAL GULF TO MEXICO NEAR 18N93W WILL RACE THROUGH THE BASIN TODAY SHIFTING E OF THE AREA TONIGHT. STRONG TO GALE FORCE WINDS WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT...DIMINISHING FROM W TO E THROUGH SAT. A N TO S RIDGE WILL SHIFT E ACROSS THE GULF ON SAT AND SUN WITH FRESH RETURN FLOW SETTING ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF BY LATE SUN AHEAD OF ANOTHER COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE TEXAS COAST ON MON. THAT FRONT WILL REACH FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE AROUND SUNRISE ON WED WITH NEAR GALE CONDITIONS DEVELOPING ACROSS THE W CENTRAL GULF. GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT W OF 94W LATE. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT E OF 94W...AND 20 TO 25 KT W OF 94W. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN THE MORNING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 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. .TUE...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. GULF OF MEXICO FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 87W ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT AFTER SUNSET. 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 6 TO 9 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. .SUN...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SW GULF OF MEXICO S OF 22N W OF 87W ...GALE WARNING W OF 94W... .TODAY...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ... AND NW 20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 11 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE AFTER MIDNIGHT. 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 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W ...GALE WARNING N OF 25N... .TODAY...E OF FRONT...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. W OF FRONT...W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .TONIGHT...N OF 25N...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. S OF 25N...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. .SAT...N OF 25N...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. S OF 25N...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT...SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 11 FT LATE. .SUN...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN THE MORNING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.