000 FZNT32 KNHC 230905 OFFN21 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 405 AM EST TUE FEB 23 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 WEAK RIDGE ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND NE GULF WILL DISSIPATE TODAY AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE TODAY. THE FRONT FROM WILL REACH FROM SE LOUISIANA TO NEAR TAMPICO MEXICO TONIGHT...FROM NEAR TAMPA BAY TO THE NE YUCATAN PENINSULA AND SOUTHERN BAY OF CAMPECHE EARLY WED AFTERNOON...AND SWEEP SE OF THE AREA BY EARLY WED NIGHT. A BAND OF SHOWERS WITH EMBEDDED STRONG TSTMS AND GUSTY WINDS IS EXPECTED AHEAD OF THE FRONT. WINDS TO GALE FORCE WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT OVER MUCH OF THE NW AND WESTERN GULF TONIGHT AND WED. WINDS AND SEAS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH WED NIGHT AND THU AS HIGH PRESSURE SETTLES ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH SAT. GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .WED...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 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 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GULF OF MEXICO FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 87W ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO NW...THEN... INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 9 FT W OF 94W. .WED...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 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 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SW GULF OF MEXICO S OF 22N W OF 87W ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NE...THEN...SHIFTING TO N LATE. SEAS 3 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...W OF 94W...NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. E OF 94W...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT. ELSEWHERE...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W ...GALE WARNING... .TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...N OF 25N...W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT N OF 28N. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT S OF 27N...AND 9 TO 14 FT ELSEWHERE. S OF 25N...SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.