000 FZNT32 KNHC 180210 OFFN21 MARINE WEATHER HF VOICE BROADCAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1010 PM EDT THU MAR 17 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 COLD FRONT WILL DRIFT SE ACROSS THE N GULF WATERS TONIGHT AND FRI STALLING FROM THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA TO VERACRUZ MEXICO FRI NIGHT AS A WEAK LOW DEVELOPS ALONG THE FRONT NEAR 24N95W. THE LOW WILL MOVE NE ALONG THE FRONT ON SAT DRAGGING A COLD FRONT E TO A POSITION FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE ON SAT NIGHT...AND THROUGH THE FLORIDA STRAITS ON SUN EVENING. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT WILL RELAX FROM THE N ON MON...WITH SOUTHERLY RETURN SETTING UP ACROSS THE NW GULF ON MON NIGHT...THEN SPREADING E ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF BY TUE NIGHT. GULF OF MEXICO N OF 26N W OF 87W .OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...SHIFTING TO S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. GULF OF MEXICO FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 87W .OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SW GULF OF MEXICO S OF 22N W OF 87W .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND E 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...AND SE 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF VERACRUZ...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NW IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT IN THE MORNING...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT... BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. GULF OF MEXICO E OF 87W .OVERNIGHT...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS...BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.