000 FZNT32 KNHC 090308 OFFN21 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1008 PM EST TUE MAR 8 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 TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS THE GULF REGION WILL SUPPORT FRESH TO STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE. A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO ENTER THE W GULF WED. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM NEAR GALVESTON BAY TO NEAR TUXPAN MEXICO WED NIGHT...WITH GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED AHEAD OF THE FRONT INTO EARLY THU MORNING. THE FRONT WILL WEAKEN FROM SW LOUISIANA THROUGH 24N93W TO THE CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE THU NIGHT AS IT SLOWLY DRIFTS E TO NEAR DESTIN FLORIDA TO THE N CENTRAL YUCATAN BY SAT NIGHT. GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT...BUILDING TO 10 TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. GULF OF MEXICO FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 87W ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .WED...W OF 94W...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. E OF 94W...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...BUILDING TO 9 TO 14 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT... SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SW GULF OF MEXICO S OF 22N W OF 87W ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...W OF 94W...S WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...SHIFTING TO SW AND W LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. E OF 94W...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO NW 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE MORNING...BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS... BUILDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W .TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.