000 FZNT32 KNHC 010801 OFFN21 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 301 AM EST MON FEB 1 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...SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL DOMINATE THE GULF TODAY AND TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE TEXAS COAST TUE WILL REACH FROM S CENTRAL LOUISIANA TO TAMPICO MEXICO BY TUE NIGHT...FROM APALACHICOLA FLORIDA TO THE SW GULF NEAR 18N94W WED NIGHT AND FROM TAMPA BAY TO THE NE YUCATAN PENINSULA THU NIGHT BEFORE SHIFTING SE OF THE AREA FRI. NEAR GALE TO GALE WINDS ARE EXPECTED W OF THE FRONT IN THE SW GULF THU. GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W .TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO NE 10 TO 15 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 9 FT. .THU...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. GULF OF MEXICO FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 87W .TODAY...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SW GULF OF MEXICO S OF 22N W OF 87W ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TODAY...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT LATE. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING NW 10 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. ELSEWHERE... SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NW 10 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W .TODAY...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.