000 FZNT32 KNHC 020851 OFFN21 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 351 AM EST WED MAR 2 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 COLD FRONT ALONG THE COASTS OF SW LOUISIANA AND TEXAS WILL QUICKLY MOVE ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF THIS AFTERNOON ...THEN WEAKEN AS IT CROSSES THE EASTERN GULF THIS EVENING AND TO E OF THE AREA BY EARLY ON THU. MODERATE NORTHERLY WINDS WILL BRIEFLY FOLLOW THE FRONT TODAY. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN GULF THU NIGHT...AND QUICKLY MOVE E OF THE AREA BY FRI NIGHT FOLLOWED BY HIGH PRES OVER THE AREA SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT. MODERATE TO OCCASIONAL FRESH SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF SUN NIGHT. GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. GULF OF MEXICO FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 87W .TODAY...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SW GULF OF MEXICO S OF 22N W OF 87W .TODAY...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING NE LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...SHIFTING TO E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W .TODAY...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NW...THEN... INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.