000 FZNT32 KNHC 221512 OFFN21 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1012 AM EST MON FEB 22 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...WEAK HIGH HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN AND CENTRAL GULF WILL SHIFT EASTWARD THROUGH TUE. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE TEXAS AND LOUISIANA COASTS LATE MON...THEN STALL AND LIFT BACK N AS A WARM FRONT ON TUE. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE ACROSS THE NW WATERS LATE TUE AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT FORECAST TO ENTER THE GULF WATERS TUE NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL REACH A POSITION FROM TAMPA BAY FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN CHANNEL BY WED EVENING AND SWEEP E OF THE AREA BY WED NIGHT. STRONG TO GALE FORCE NW WINDS ARE LIKELY OVER THE NORTHWEST GULF TUE NIGHT INTO WED...WITH GALE FORCE NORTHERLY WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS POSSIBLE OVER THE GULF W OF 94W WED. WINDS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH ON THU AS HIGH PRESSURE SETTLES IN OVER THE NW GULF WITH RETURN SE FLOW DEVELOPING W OF 93W FRI. GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W ...GALE WARNING... ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE WED... .TODAY...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...BETWEEN 87W AND 94W...SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT W TO NW 30 TO 35 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT BETWEEN 90W AND 94W...AND 7 TO 10 FT BETWEEN 87W AND 90W. W OF 94W...EARLY...SW TO W 20 TO 25 KT E OF FRONT AND NW 25 TO 30 KT W OF FRONT...WINDS THEN BECOMING NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT THROUGHOUT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .WED...W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT EARLY...DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .WED...BETWEEN 87W AND 94W...SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. W OF 94W...W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT EARLY...DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .THU...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. GULF OF MEXICO FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 87W ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE W OF 95W WED... .TODAY...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT W OF 95W 30 TO 35 KT BETWEEN 87W AND 94W...SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. W OF 94W...SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .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...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SW GULF OF MEXICO S OF 22N W OF 87W ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE W OF 95W WED... .TODAY...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. ELSEWHERE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO E LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 20 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO E. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT W OF 95W 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT W OF 94W 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W .TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO S LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 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. .FRI...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.