000 FZNT32 KNHC 210902 OFFN21 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 402 AM EST SUN FEB 21 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...HIGH PRES LOCATED WEST OF BERMUDA EXTENDS A RIDGE ACROSS FLORIDA AND THE GULF REGION SUPPORTING FRESH TO STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE SE GULF AND THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND MODERATE TO FRESH WINDS ELSEWHERE. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH OVER THE AREA TODAY. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS AND LOUISIANA COASTS MON NIGHT...AND REACH FROM SE LOUISIANA TO THE UPPER TEXAS COAST BY EARLY TUE BEFORE STALLING AND LIFTING BACK N AS A WARM FRONT. A STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE GULF WATERS LATE TUE NIGHT AND EXTEND FROM TAMPA BAY TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA BY LATE WED AND SWEEP E OF THE AREA WED NIGHT. STRONG TO GALE FORCE NORTHERLY WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE GULF W OF 94W IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT WED. WINDS SLOWLY DIMINISH THU. GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...THEN...BECOMING S LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. GULF OF MEXICO FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 87W ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE... .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 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...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...SHIFTING TO W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...BUILDING TO 10 TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF 94W NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .THU...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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...SHIFTING TO E. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.E OF 94W N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .THU...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W .TODAY...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WED...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.