000 FZNT32 KNHC 092114 OFFN21 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 414 PM EST WED MAR 9 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 VERY TIGHT PRES GRADIENT BETWEEN STRONG HIGH PRES OVER THE WESTERN ATLC AND LOW PRES OVER EASTERN TEXAS AND NORTHERN MEXICO IS MAINTAINING NEAR GALE TO GALE FORCE WINDS OVER PORTIONS OF THE NW AND N CENTRAL GULF. A COLD FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM LOW PRES NEAR CORPUS CHRISTI TONIGHT TO 24N96W TO NEAR TAMPICO MEXICO TONIGHT...WITH GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED AHEAD OF THE FRONT INTO THU MORNING. THE FRONT IS FORECAST TO WEAKEN AS IT STRETCHES FROM PALACIOS TEXAS TO MEXICO NEAR 18N95W THU NIGHT...THEN SLOWLY DRIFT E...REACHING FROM NEAR PENSACOLA BAY TO THE N CENTRAL YUCATAN BY SAT NIGHT...AND DISSIPATE FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO 24N89W SUN 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 9 TO 14 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 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 13 FT. .THU...SE 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 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...SHIFTING TO S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SW GULF OF MEXICO S OF 22N W OF 87W ...GALE WARNING... .TONIGHT...W OF 94W...S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...SHIFTING NW 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT S OF 21N W OF 95W...AND 8 TO 11 FT ELSEWHERE. E OF 94W...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 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. .MON...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING... SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 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 7 TO 10 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 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...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE EVENING...BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.