000 FZNT32 KNHC 271537 OFFN21 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1037 AM EST WED JAN 27 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 E FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO 22.5N94W TO WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL REACH FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE THIS AFTERNOON. A SURFACE TROUGH LIES ABOUT 180 NM SE OF FRONT...AND WILL SHIFT SE AHEAD OF THE FRONT THROUGH THU NIGHT BEFORE MERGING ACROSS THE YUCATAN CHANNEL. A SERIES OF WEAK SURFACE LOWS WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT AND RACE NE ACROSS N FLORIDA ON THU...ALLOWING THE FRONT TO MOVE THROUGH THE FLORIDA STRAITS ON THU EVENING. MINIMAL GALE FORCE WINDS WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE FAR SW GULF THROUGH TONIGHT. HIGH PRES WILL MOVE TO NEAR 27N97W ON THU EVENING BEHIND THE FRONT AND THEN SHIFT NE ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF REACHING OVER CENTRAL FLORIDA ON SAT. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL SET UP ACROSS THE NW GULF FRI NIGHT WITH MODERATE RETURN ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF ON SUN. GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W .TODAY...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. GULF OF MEXICO FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 87W ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EXCEPT 25 TO 35 KT W OF 94W. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. .THU...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SW GULF OF MEXICO S OF 22N W OF 87W ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND NW 15 TO 25 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 7 TO 14 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .TONIGHT...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 8 TO 11 FT ELSEWHERE. .THU...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND 8 TO 13 FT ELSEWHERE. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. .FRI...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN THE MORNING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W .TODAY...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE...THEN... SHIFTING TO S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN THE MORNING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.