000 FZNT32 KNHC 232226 OFFN21 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 526 PM 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...LOW PRESSURE ACROSS EASTERN TEXAS WILL TRACK NE OVERNIGHT. FRESH TO STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED N OF 26N THROUGH LATE TONIGHT WHILE THE ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT ENTERS THE NW GULF AND MOVES EASTWARD TO 30N88W TO 21N97W BY WED MORNING...AND SE OF THE BASIN BY WED NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND POSSIBLE STRONG TSTMS WITH WINDS POSSIBLY GUSTING TO GALE FORCE WILL PRECEDE THE FRONT. WINDS FROM NEAR GALE TO GALE FORCE WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT ACROSS MUCH OF THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL GULF TONIGHT INTO WED. WINDS AND SEAS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH WED NIGHT AND THU AS HIGH PRESSURE SETTLES ACROSS THE NW GULF THU NIGHT...AND MUCH OF THE BASIN FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT. GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .WED...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT...SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .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. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 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. GULF OF MEXICO FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 87W ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO NW 15 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .THU...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE LESS THAN 10 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 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. SW GULF OF MEXICO S OF 22N W OF 87W ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO SE...THEN...SHIFTING TO NE...SHIFTING TO N LATE. SEAS 3 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 35 KT W OF 95W. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. ELSEWHERE...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 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. .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. GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W .TONIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...W WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT... BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .THU...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WINDS 10 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. .SAT...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN THE EVENING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS.