000 FZNT32 KNHC 241502 OFFN21 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1002 AM EST SUN JAN 24 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 RIDGE FROM S MISSISSIPPI TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL SHIFT E TO A POSITION FROM JACKSONVILLE FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA TONIGHT...AND THEN FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE TEXAS COASTAL BEND ON MON. THE RIDGE WILL SLIDE E ON MON NIGHT OVER THE ATLC AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE TEXAS COAST ON TUE. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA TO VERACRUZ MEXICO ON TUE NIGHT...AND FROM W CENTRAL FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN LATE WED. A SURFACE LOW WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONT OVER THE SE GULF LATE WED...AND SHIFT E ACROSS FLORIDA THU MORNING DRAGGING THE COLD FRONT THROUGH THE FLORIDA STRAITS ON THU. STRONG TO NEAR GALE CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP W OF THE FRONT ON WED...WITH MINIMAL GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE W CENTRAL AND SW GULF WED AFTERNOON THRU WED NIGHT. GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W .TODAY...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. .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. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. GULF OF MEXICO FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 87W ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TODAY...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...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 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...N WINDS 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 12 FT. .THU...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SW GULF OF MEXICO S OF 22N W OF 87W ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TODAY...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. .TONIGHT...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...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT... BUILDING TO 5 TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 12 FT. .THU...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W .TODAY...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.