000 FZNT32 KNHC 230258 OFFN21 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 958 PM 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 ATLC ACROSS LOWER FLORIDA KEYS TO ACROSS W CUBA NEAR 23N83W INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN SEA. STRONG TO GALE FORCE WINDS WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT...DIMINISHING FROM W TO E THROUGH SAT NIGHT. A N TO S RIDGE WILL SHIFT E ACROSS THE GULF SAT INTO SUN WITH FRESH RETURN FLOW SETTING ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF BY SUN EVENING THROUGH MON AHEAD OF ANOTHER COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE TEXAS COAST ON MON NIGHT. THAT FRONT WILL REACH FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE BY WED MORNING WITH NEAR GALE CONDITIONS DEVELOPING ACROSS THE W AND N/CENTRAL GULF. GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT... SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 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 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. GULF OF MEXICO FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 87W .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT... SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NE LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .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...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SW GULF OF MEXICO S OF 22N W OF 87W .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SAT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING E LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE LATE MORNING AND 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 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...N OF 25N W OF 85W NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...AND NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. .SAT...N OF 26N NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...AND NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 13 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 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT... SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .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 LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.