000 FZNT32 KNHC 190237 OFFN21 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 937 PM EST THU FEB 18 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...RIDGING ANCHORED ACROSS THE SE U.S. EXTENDS ACROSS THE BASIN SUPPORTING FRESH TO STRONG NE WINDS W OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA AND PORTIONS OF THE EASTERN GULF WATERS S OF 27N AND THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA THROUGH EARLY SAT MORNING. THE PRES GRADIENT WILL BEGIN TO RELAX SUN AS THE CENTER OF THE HIGH PRESSURE MOVES INTO THE SW N ATLC WATERS. NEXT COLD FRONT SLIPS INTO THE NW GULF LATE MON WITH DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE OVER THE SE CONUS. FRONT EXTENDS FROM FL PANHANDLE TO 25N95W BY LATE TUE. GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. GULF OF MEXICO FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 87W .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SW GULF OF MEXICO S OF 22N W OF 87W .TONIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND E 10 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND E 10 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.